Crl. Misc. No. M-10145 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-10145 of 2010 Date of decision : 29.05.2012 Gian Chand ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. G.B. Gilhotra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. chandumajra, Deputy Adv. General, Punjab. Mr. S.C. Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 42 dated 22.03.2012 registered under sections 498-A, 306, 511 IPC at Police StationSunnam, district Sangrur, and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-3). Learned counsel for the parties submit that during the pendency of this petition a compromise has been arrived at between the parties and dispute has been amicably settled. They submit that respondent No. 2 is present in court today and has been duly identified by Mr. S.C. Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No. 2. They have placed on record affidavit of Geeta Rani (respondent No. 2) admitting therein the factum of compromise arrived at between the parties. Affidavit of respondent No. 2 is taken on records as mark ‘A’. It has been further Crl. Misc. No. M-10145 of 2010 2 stated in the affidavit that she has no objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of compromise, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. Compromise is in the interest of the parties. After matter has been resolved by amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served by continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of same, present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in light of Full Bench judgment of this court in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR(Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. May 29, 2012 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE