IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-24287 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 29.09.2011. Harjeet Singh and others ..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Petitioners in person with Mr. M.S. Sidhu, Advocate. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, A.A.G., Punjab, for respondent No.1 – State. Respondent No.2 in person with Mr. Manuj Nagrath, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.39 dated March 27th, 2004, under Sections 406 and 498-A of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station Salem Tabri, District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1). 2. Grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. They have also tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). Inderjit Kaur-respondent No.2 has also filed her affidavit. Having regard to the fact that all matrimonial differences have been resolved, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.39 dated March 27th, 2004, under Sections 406 and 498-A of IPC registered in Police Station Salem Tabri, District Ludhiana and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 29.09.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE