Rameshwar Singh Malik, J.

Petitioners, by way of instant petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.' for short), seek quashing of the impugned FIR No. 49 dated 19.4.2012 under Sections 379/411 of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC' for short) and Section 21(1) of the Mining and Minerals Act, 1957, registered at Police Station Kiratpur Sahib, District Rupnagar and the consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. Notice of motion was issued and pursuant thereto, reply by way of affidavit dated 1.7.2015, was filed.

On 19.8.2015, following order was passed by this Court :-

"During the course of hearing, it has transpired that offence in question being a compoundable one, was, as a matter of fact, compounded by the complainant-department, after receiving an amount of Rs. 80,000/-from the petitioners. Consequently, General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Rupnagar, vide memo No. 1792 dated 19.7.2012 (Annexure P-4), wrote to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Rupnagar, to the effect that offence has been compounded after receiving an amount of Rs. 80,000/- and in case FIR No. 49 dated 19.4.2012 is cancelled then his office will not have any objection. Cancell