Criminal Misc. No. M-6745 of 2008 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-6745 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision:21.04.2008 Harpal Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Ms. G.K.Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S.Bhullar, AAG, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr. Narinder Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2/ complainant. **** RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.318 dated 13.11.2002 registered under Sections 436, 457, 336, 427, 506, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station, Lopoke Police District Majitha and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Respondent No.2 -Complainant, Rakesh Kumar is present in Court in person and identified by his counsel. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably in terms of compromise (Annexure P-2) in which it is stated that the parties have no grudge against each other and the complainant will withdraw the case against the petitioner. The affidavit of the complainant (Annexure P-3) has also been placed on record in which the complainant has stated that he has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. Once that is so the FIR in question registered against the petitioner be quashed. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. Criminal Misc. No. M-6745 of 2008 (O&M) -2- The facts stated by the petitioner are not disputed by counsel for respondent No.2. Statement of respondent No.2- complainant has been recorded in Court today wherein he admits the factum of compromise and states that he has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.318 dated 13.11.2002 registered under Sections 436, 457, 336, 427, 506, 148, 149 IPC at Police Station, Lopoke Police District Majitha and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. April 21, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE