Crl. Misc. No. M – 4166 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 4166 of 2009 Date of decision:- 22.2.2010 Jagtar Khan & Ors ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. BBS Teji, AAG, Punjab. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) Heard. District and Sessions Judge, Rupnagar, moved this Court by means of letter No. 270 dated 8.1.2008 giving therein a list of cases in which the compromise was effected between the parties in Mega Lok Adalat, but proceedings could not be dropped by the trial Courts on the ground that the offences involved were non-compoundable. That list also included the case titled as State Vs. Jagtar Khan & Others, in which Jagtar Khan was standing his trial for the offences under Sections 323, 324, 325, 406 and 498-A IPC. Alongwith that letter another letter No. 528 dated 23.12.2008 written by the Judicial Magistrate First Class Ropar to District and Sessions Judge Ropar was also received. That letter was accompanied by the statements made by Jagtar Khan-accused and Hardeep Kaur- complainant. Records of the case were called by this Court and have been perused. A perusal of the records shows that the parties entered into compromise during the Mega Lok Adalat and their statements were Crl. Misc. No. M – 4166 of 2009 -2- recorded in the above said case also. The complainant-Hardeep Kaur received a sum of Rs.1,40,000/- as full and final payment and stated that the case be disposed of on the basis of the compromise. The trial Court could not dispose of the case on the basis of the compromise as the offence under Section 498-A is non-compoundable. As a result of compromise between the parties, FIR No. 34 dated 19.4.2007, under Sections 498-A, 406, 325, 324 and 120-B IPC and all the subsequent proceedings are ordered to be quashed. Trial Court be informed accordingly. Records of the trial Court be returned. February 22, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge