Criminal Misc. No. 2783-M of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. 2783-M of 2008 Date of Decision : 22.02.2008 Gurcharan Kaur and others .....Petitioners Vs. Union Territory, Chandigarh and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. P.S.Khurana, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Tarundeep Kumar, Advocate for Mr. Hemant Bassi, Standing Counsel for UT, Chandigarh. Mr. H.S.Deol, Advocate for respondent No.2- complainant. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No.154 dated 13.5.2006 registered at Police Station, Sector-34, Chandigarh under Sections 406, 498-A, 120-B IPC and Section 3, 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Section 31 of Domestic Violation Act, 2005 and consequent proceedings thereto on the ground that the matter between the parties has been compromised. A decree of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has already been passed. As per compromise, a sum of Rs.5 lacs has already been paid to the complainant. Reliance has been placed upon a Five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. A short reply by way of an affidavit of the complainant has been filed. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties is admitted by the complainant and also receipt of Rs.5 lacs as settled. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.154 dated 13.5.2006 registered at Police Criminal Misc. No. 2783-M of 2008 -2- Station, Sector-34, Chandigarh under Sections 406, 498-A, 120-B IPC and Section 3, 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Section 31 of Domestic Violation Act, 2005 and all proceeding consequent thereto are quashed. The petition is disposed of. February 22, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE