CRM No. M-14896 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-14896 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.12.2009 Jaswinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. B.D. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Krishan Sehal Pal, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.79 dated 29th April, 2007 under Section 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-1) arrived at between the parties. A draft of Rs.3,75,000/- bearing No.305126 dated 10th December, 2009 has been handed over to learned counsel for the complainant in the court itself. A photo copy of the draft has been placed on record as Mark 'B'. Complainant/respondent No.2 is present in Court. She is duly identified by her counsel. She has filed an affidavit, which is taken on record as Mark 'A' admitting therein the factum of compromise CRM No. M-14896 of 2009 2 (Annexure P-1) arrived at between the parties. She states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the fact that the present FIR is regarding a matrimonial dispute, the State would not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE December 17, 2009 'rajpal'