Crl. Misc. No. M-20782 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-20782 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: August 19, 2011 Gurkirat Singh and others .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and another ........ RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. M.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Surender Saini, Advocate, for respondent no. 2. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) This petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prays for quashing of FIR No. 142 dated 10.10.2010 under Sections 451/323/506/34 IPC, P.S. City Jallalabad, District Ferozepur (Annexure P-1) on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). It transpires that Gurkirat Singh-petitioner no. 1 was married to Gurpreet Kaur-sister of respondent no. 2-Gagandeep Singh. Gagandeep Singh is the complainant of the FIR. On account of matrimonial disputes between Gurpreet Kaur and Gurkirat Singh, FIR came to be lodged at the instance of respondent no. 2. The disputes have now been settled by way of compromise Annexure P-2. Gagandeep Singh-respondent no. 2, as identified by his counsel, Mr. Surender Saini, Advocate, is present in Court and states that indeed all the disputes have been settled. Dowry articles including car have been Crl. Misc. No. M-20782 of 2011 2 taken back. Husband and wife have already filed a petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 to seek divorce by way of mutual consent. Gagandeep Singh states that he does not want to prosecute the petitioners in consequence of lodging of FIR. Since FIR has been lodged on account of a matrimonial dispute, which itself has been settled by way of compromise and husband and wife have already approached a Court of Law to seek divorce by mutual consent, no purpose in law would be served by continuance of proceedings as consequence of lodging of the FIR. Respondent-complainant is not ready to bring evidence to Court so as to prosecute the petitioners. In such circumstances, continuance of proceedings shall be an exercise in futility. In view of the above, the petition is allowed. FIR No. 142 dated 10.10.2010 under Sections 451/323/506/34 IPC, P.S. City Jallalabad, District Ferozepur (Annexure P-1) and consequent proceedings are hereby quashed. 19.08.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE