JUDGMENT

Lalit Batra, J. (Oral). - Case has been taken up for hearing through Video Conferencing.

This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.14 dated 22.01.2021 under Sections 120-B and 420 IPC, registered at Police Station Meharban, District Police Commissionerate Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 25.01.2021 (Annexure P/2) arrived at between the parties.

Learned counsel for the parties have stated that the present FIR may be quashed as the parties have amicably settled the dispute.

During the course of preliminary hearing, the trial Court was directed to record the statements of all the concerned parties, with regard to the genuineness and validity or otherwise of the compromise by this Court.

In compliance thereof, report from Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, has been received through District and Sessions Judge, Ludhiana with statements of parties, in which, it has been mentioned that the compromise is genuine and there was no undue influence or coercion from any side.

The Hon'ble Full Bench of this Court in case Kulwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Ho