Crl. Misc-No. M-23234 of 2011 (O & M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc-No. M-23234 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: 05 December, 2011 Sukhwinder Singh & others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI Present:- Mr. Karanjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, DAG Punjab. Mr. Kailash Chander Advocate for complainant. ***** M.M.S.BEDI, J. In the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.04 dated 27.1.2011 under Sections 406/498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Women Cell, District Jalandhar registered at the instance of respondent No.2 Kamaljit Kaur alleging that the petitioner No.1 and his other family members had mal-treated her. Copy of compromise which was arrived at before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh has been placed on record as Annexure P-2. A sum of ` 1,50,000 in the shape of Bank draft has been paid to the complainant on 20-10-2011 in the Court. Parties have filed petition for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13 B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956. The complainant while appearing in the Court had agreed, on the last date of hearing, that matter having Crl. Misc-No. M-23234 of 2011 (O & M) -2- been comprmised, she has no objection in case the criminal proceedings are quashed against the petitioners. The petition is allowed. FIR No.04 dated 27.1.2011 under Sections 406/498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Women Cell, District Jalandhar and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed on the basis of compromsie as per judgment in Kulwinder Singh Vs.. State of Punjab 2007 (3) RCR 1052 Sec- 320 (9). 05.12.2011 (M.M.S. BEDI) aarti JUDGE