IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-31929 of 2008 Date of decision: 7th January, 2009 Rajwinder Kaur and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Rajwinder Kaur petitioner No.1, complainant of FIR No. 400 dated 24.09.2005 registered under Section 406, 494, 498-A IPC at Police Station Sadar Jalandhar, is present in Court. Her statement has been recorded. She has been identified by her counsel, Mr.Sandeep Arora and Head Constable Bhajan Ram of Police Station Sadar, Jalandhar. In her statement, Rajwinder Kaur has stated that she has received permanent alimony, dowry articles and maintenance in lumpsum. She has filed a divorce petition and the accused has assured that divorce shall be facilitated. She further states that she does not want 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 in view of the compromise between the parties, proceedings ought to be quashed. Criminal Misc. No. M-31929 of 2008 I am of the opinion that in view of the compromise effected between petitioner No.1 and petitioner No.2 to 8, case FIR No. 400 dated 24.09.2005 registered under Section 406, 494, 498-A IPC at Police Station Sadar Jalandhar, along with all subsequent proceedings, deserves to be quashed. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed off and FIR No.400 dated 24.09.2005, along with all subsequent proceedings, is hereby quashed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 7, 2009 rps 2 Criminal Misc. No. M-31929 of 2008 Statement of Rajwinder Kaur wife of Vijay Kumar, daughter of Tirath Singh, resident of House No. 52, VPO Sansarpur, District Jalandhar, on S.A.: ***** I was married on 16th January, 2000 with Vijay Kumar. Vijay Kumar has migrated to Italy in year 2002 along with his mother Surjit Kaur. Due to difference of opinion, the marriage could not survive. I had lodged case FIR No. 400 dated 24.09.2005 at Police Station Sadar Jalandhar under Section 406, 494, 498-A IPC against ten persons, which included my husband Vijay Kumar, my mother-in-law Surjit Kaur, one Sukhwinder Singh and petitioner No.2 to 8. Petitioner No.2 Sharda Devi was my sister-in-law being sister of my husband. Petitioner No.3 Gurjinder Singh is husband of Sharda Devi petitioner No.2. Mohinder Singh petitioner No.4 had arranged the marriage being elder brother of Gurjinder Singh petitioner No.3. Nirmal Kaur is also younger sister of Vijay Kumar. She is petitioner No.5. Pushpa Devi petitioner No.6 and Narinder Kaur petitioner No.7 are also my sisters- in-law being younger sisters of Vijay Kumar. Manjit Singh petitioner No.8 is husband of my sister-in-law Narinder Kaur petitioner No.7. Now the matter has been amicably resolved vide compromise deed (Annexure P-2). I have received permanent alimony, dowry articles and maintenance in lumpsum. I have also filed a divorce petition and it has been agreed that divorce shall be facilitated. I do not want to pursue FIR No. 400 dated 24.09.2005 against my husband and his relations. I pray to the Court that FIR No. 400 dated 24.09.2005 may be quashed. RO & AC [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 7, 2009 3