IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. 18488-M of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 5, 2008 AJAY ARORA & ANR. ...... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS THE STATE OF HARYANA & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Ms. Divya Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Narender Sura, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Randeep Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, for quashing of FIR No.514 dated 9.10.2005, under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Civil Lines, Karnal (Annexure P-1). Deepa Arora (respondent No.2-complainant), as identified by Shri Randeep Singh, Advocate, is present in Court. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the marriage between respondent No.2-Deepa Arora and petitioner No.1- Ajay Arora did not succeed and has already ended in a divorce. The divorce already having been granted, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, a sum of Rs.4 lacs has already been given to Criminal Misc. 18488-M of 2008 2 respondent No.2. The rest of the amount of Rs.1 lac has been handed over in Court to Deepa Arora daughter of Dharam Pal Kamra (respondent No.2) by way of Bank Draft bearing No.799966 dated 4.8.2008 drawn on Oriental Bank of Commerce, Karnal. Xerox copy of the draft is being retained on the record of the case. The contention of the learned counsel for the respondent- complainant is that all the dues of the respondent-complainant arising out of the marriage have been satisfied. The complainant has no objection to the quashing of the FIR and the proceedings arising therefrom. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case that the parties want to live in harmony after having parted ways and in particular, the statement of the respondent-complainant given in court endorsing the compromise, the petition is allowed. FIR (Annexure P-1) along with all consequent proceedings, is quashed. August 5, 2008 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE