Criminal Misc. No. M-11072 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-11072 of 2011 Date of Decision: 18.4.2011 Kailash Rani and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Ashok Kumar Sama, Advocate for the petitioners. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 189 dated 3.8.2003, registered at Police Station Sadar, Jalalabad, District Ferozepur, under Section 306/34 IPC along with all the subsequent proceedings, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. The present petition has been filed by complainant/petitioner No.1 Kailash Rani along with her parents and brother to contend that no further action should be taken in the case arising out of the aforesaid FIR. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that Surjit Singh, husband of petitioner No.1-Kailash Rani committed suicide after consuming some poisonous medicine due to the harassment caused by his brother Bhajan Singh, bhabi Dayalo Bai and mother Kaushalya Bai. Criminal Misc. No. M-11072 of 2011 2 Learned counsel has further submitted that in view of the law laid in Amalendu Pal alias Jhantu v. State of West Bengal 2010(1) Recent Criminal Reports 643 and Gangula Mohan Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh 200(1) Recent Criminal Reports 603, ordinary discord between the family members and petulance will not constitute the offence of abetment to suicide. Learned counsel has further submitted that petitioner No.1 being complainant also does not intend to pursue with the present FIR. During the course of arguments, Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that investigation of the case is still in progress. In view of this, the present petition is disposed of by directing the Investigating Officer to take the contents of the present petition into consideration and thereafter arrive at his findings in accordance with the provisions of law and submit his report to the Court of concerned Illaqa Magistrate. In case the Investigating Officer comes to a conclusion that a cancellation report is to be filed, petitioner No.1 being a complainant may appear before the Illaqa Magistrate and make a statement in consonance with the pleadings made in present petition, if so desired. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge April 18, 2011 “DK”