IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 24334 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 22, 2008 Jamshed Ali Khan and others ....Petitioners versus State of Union Territory, Chandigarh and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Aman Bahri, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Sukant Gupta, Advocate for UT Chandigarh Mr. KR Raju, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitiones have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 179 dated 27.4.2007 registered under Sections 506, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Sector-17, Chandigarh and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Mrs. Sandhya Mohan complainant who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. KR Raju. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 10.5.2008 Annexure P/2 is also placed on the file. After investigation, challan has already been put into the Court. However, the prosecution evidence is yet to be recorded. Criminal Misc. -M No. 24334 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. Moreover, it would also be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 179 dated 27.4.2007 registered under Sections 506, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Sector-17, Chandigarh and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 22, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'