IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-32760 of 2009 Date of Decision: February 10, 2010 Gurmit Kaur & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. Gurvinder Pal Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) The petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.59 dated 7.9.2009 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 368 (added subsequently), 364, 452, 506, 148, 149 IPC registered with Police Station, Ghanie Ke Banger, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur and consequent proceedings. Vide Order dated 1.12.2009, it was directed that parties would appear before the Crl. Misc. No. M-32760 of 2009 [2] Illaqa Magistrate and make a statement in regard to the factum of compromise. Report has been received from the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Batala to the effect that after recording the statements of the parties, it is made out that parties have settled the disputes by way of compromise. Learned counsel for respondent No.2, Gurbachan Singh, states that indeed the issues have been settled by way of compromise. Jaswinder Singh (son of respondent No.2) and Satinder Kaur (daughter of petitioner Nos.1 and 2) got married. The petitioners did not accept the marriage. Be that as it may, respondent No.2, Gurbachan Singh i.e. father of the boy, lodged the FIR. Now the issues have been settled by way of compromise. The couple is now living happily in the matrimonial home, the marriage having been accepted. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and in particular, the statement given on behalf of respondent No.2- complainant, and the report of the Magistrate, this petition is allowed. FIR No.59 dated 7.9.2009 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 368 (Added subsequently), 364, 452, 506, 148, 149 IPC registered with Crl. Misc. No. M-32760 of 2009 [3] Police Station, Ghanie Ke Banger, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur and consequent proceedings are hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) February 10, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?