IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-23876 of 2009 Date of decision : October 09, 2009 Dinesh Kumar and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Ruminder Singh, Advocate for Mr. RP Dhir, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Amandeep Singh, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Dinesh Kumar and his parents Multan Chand and Shakuntla Devi have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 90 dated 8.8.2007, under sections 498-A, 406 IPC, Police Station Hariana District Hoshirpur (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise (Annexure P/2) effected with complainant-respondent No. 2. Learned counsel for complainant-respondent no. 2, on instructions from respondent no. 2, who is also present in person in Court, states that the parties have effected compromise Annexure P/2 and therefore, respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the impugned FIR. Learned counsel for the parties also state that marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 has since been dissolved and the amount of Rs 3,50,000/- payable under the compromise has also since been paid to respondent no. 2. Criminal Misc. No. M-23876 of 2009 -2- In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. The impugned FIR is result of matrimonial dispute between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2. The said dispute has been amicably settled. The marriage has since been dissolved. Dowry articles and gold ornaments have been handed over to respondent no. 2 and even gold ornaments given by the petitioners in the marriage have been returned to them. A sum of Rs 3,50,000/- has also been paid to respondent no. 2. It is accordingly a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 90 dated 8.8.2007, under sections 498-A, 406 IPC, Police Station Hariana District Hoshirpur (Annexure P/1), is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) October 09, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'