Gian Singh vs State Of Punjab & Anr on 24 September, 2012
the High Court can quash prosecution by exercise of the powers
under Sec.482 of the Cr.P.C., if the parties have really settled the
whole dispute or if the continuance of the prosecution will not
serve any purpose. Here, this Court finds a real case of settlement
between the parties and it is also found that continuance of the
prosecution in such a situation will not serve any purpose other
than wasting the precious time of the court, when the case
ultimately comes before the court. On a perusal of the petition and
on a close scrutiny of the investigation materials on record and the
affidavit of settlement and taking into account the attendant facts
and circumstances of this case, this Court is of the considered
opinion that the legal principles laid down by the Apex Court in the
cases as in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab reported in 2013 (1)
SCC (Cri) 160 = (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh and
others v. State of Punjab and anr. reported in (2014) 6 SCC
466, more particularly paragraph 29 thereof, could be applied in
this case to consider the prayer for quashment.