IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-382 of 2009 Date of decision: 20th January, 2009 Ranjit Kumar and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. R.K. Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. Mr. V.I.P. Sandhu, Advocate for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of the FIR No. 135 dated 13.09.2005 registered at Police Station Shimla Puri, District Ludhiana under Sections 406, 498-A IPC. FIR was lodged by aggrieved wife, respondent No.2 Dolly @ Neha against her husband Ranjit Kumar, mother-in-law Bimla Rani, father-in- law Deep Chand, btorher-in-law Sanju, sister-in-law Kiran, brother-in-law Sanjeev Kumar and his wife Sonia. It was stated in the FIR that the respondent No.2 was married with Ranjit Kumar on 26th May, 2002. Aggrieved wife was given beatings and dowry was demanded. In the present petition, it has been stated that parties have compromised and mutual compromise regarding divorce has been annexed as Annexure P-2. It has been stated in the compromise that a Criminal Misc. No. M-382 of 2009 petition under Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage by way of mutual consent has been instituted. Aggrieved wife has taken entire istri dhan and dowry articles. It was further stated that custody of the child Munish Kumar will remain with the mother. A reply on behalf of respondent No.2 has been filed in the Court. Respondent No.2 is also present in Court and she has been identified by her counsel, Mr. V.I.P. Sandhu. She has admitted the compromise. She further states that due to intervention of the respectables, dispute has been amicably resolved and she do not intend to pursue the present FIR. It has been held by a Full Bench of this Court in ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that where a compromise has been arrived at between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by pursuing the criminal litigation. Taking into consideration the observations made by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra), present petition is accepted and impugned FIR, along with all subsequent proceedings, is quashed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 20, 2009 rps 2