IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-11007 of 2008 Date of decision : November 20, 2009 Sunil Dhingra and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. AS Gill, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Balram Singh, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Sunil Dhingra and five others have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 78 dated 18.7.2004, under sections 406, 498-A, 342, 120-B, 307 IPC, Police Station Division No. 3, Jalandhar (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise effected with complainant-respondent no. 2 as contained in petition for divorce by mutual consent (Annexure P/2). Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 states that parties have effected compromise as contained in petition for divorce by mutual consent (Annexure P/2) and therefore, respondent no. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR. It is also stated that respondent no. 2 has received the entire amount as stipulated in the compromise. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court Criminal Misc. No. M-11007 of 2008 -2- in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. The impugned FIR is result of matrimonial dispute between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2. The said dispute has been amicably settled. Marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 has since been dissolved by decree of divorce. Respondent no. 2 has been duly compensated by payment of Rs 4 lacs. She is left with no grievance against the petitioners. Accordingly, it is a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 78 dated 18.7.2004, under sections 406, 498-A, 342, 120-B, 307 IPC, Police Station Division No. 3, Jalandhar (Annexure P/1), is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) November 20, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'