IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-16795 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: September 20, 2011 Kulwinder Singh and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Bikramjit Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.J.S,Bhullar, Assistant Adv. General, Punjab for respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners have sought quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.131 dated October 12th, 2006, registered under Sections 406, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Jhabhal, District Tarn Taran. By order dated May 30th, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record the statements of the parties. In compliance with the same, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tarn Taran recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. Compromise-deed (Annexure P2) has also been placed on record. 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 petitioner. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.131 dated October 12th, 2006, registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC in Police Station Jhabhal, District Tarn Taran and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. September 20, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE