IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 21372 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 03, 2008 Umesh Sharma and others ....Petitioners versus State of Haryana and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Ms. Divya Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. K.S.Godara, DAG, Haryana Mr. Harmanjit Singh, Advocate, for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 199 dated 20.7.2006 under Sections 406, 498-A, 323, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Ambala Cantt. and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Ms. Sonia Sharma complainant who is present in the Court with Sh. Harmanjit Singh, Advocate. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 6.8.2008 Annexure P/2 is also placed on the file. The case is stated to be still at the initial stage. Criminal Misc. -M No. 21372 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. It would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 199 dated 20.7.2006 under Sections 406, 498-A, 323, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Ambala Cantt. and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 03, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'