Crl. Misc. No. M-1962 of 2011(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-1962 of 2011(O&M) DATE OF DECISION: December 19, 2011 Sunil Kumar & others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana & another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. P.K. Kukreja, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Shruti Jain, AAG, Haryana, for the State. Mr. Amardeep Saini, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The complainant was married to Sunil Kumar(petitioner No.1) on 28.11.2003. They stayed together as husband and wife and out of this wedlock one son Manish and one daughter Komal were born. Due to some temperamental differences, they could not continue their married life. Efforts were made to make them patch up their differences, but remained unsuccessful. The complainant, accordingly, has filed the present complaint leading to registration of FIR No.164, dated 20.05.2008, under Sections 406/498A/506 IPC. The process of proceedings apparently has tired the couple. They have now agreed to mutually separate. They have entered into a compromise. On that basis, they have also filed an application under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act for grant of divorce on the ground of mutual consent. It is stated that all the Crl. Misc. No. M-1962 of 2011(O&M) -2- disputes and differences between the petitioners and respondent No.2 are finally settled. Copies of the affidavits in this regard are annexed with the petition as Annexures P-3 & P-4. Respondent No.2, thus, has no grievance in case the FIR registered against the petitioners is quashed. The affidavit of the complainant is handed over in the Court today and is taken on record. Complainant-Meena is also present in person. She is accompanied by her brother. She has admitted before me that she has entered into the compromise with the petitioners. She further submits that she would not have any objection in case the FIR against the petitioners is quashed. They have already filed a petition for divorce on the ground of mutual consent, which is pending. The petitioners are also present. The petitioners also submitted that the dispute has been amicably settled. This matrimonial dispute has, thus, been compromised. Since the parties have decided to forget the past and are having a fresh beginning in life, they need to be encouraged. This Court would have ample power to quash such proceedings and the FIR arising out of matrimonial dispute in terms of law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. No useful purpose would be served in allowing these criminal proceedings to continue. In view of above, the present petition is allowed. FIR No.164, dated 20.05.2008, under Sections 406/498A/506 IPC and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. December 19, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE