IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-35912 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision : 26.07.2011 Amrinder Singh Sandhu ... Petitioner versus Parmeet Kaur & another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present: Mr. S.S.Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab. **** Mahesh Grover, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.PC for quashing of the FIR No.158 dated 09.12.2009 and consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). FIR No.158 dated 09.12.2009 was registered against the petitioner under Section 406, 498-A IPC at Police Station Division No.7, Jalandhar. During the course of the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, parties have resolved their differences and prayed for quashing of this FIR. On 20.04.2011, this court directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate and get their statements recorded in support of their claim that the matter has been compromised. Trial court was also directed to send the report about the fact that such statements were not the result of any undue pressure. Report has now been received from the concerned court Crl. Misc. No.M-35912 of 2010(O&M) -2- according to which, petitioner as well as respondent No.1 have appeared and got recorded their statements of their own free will in support of their compromise. Having regard to the aforesaid fact, I am of the considered opinion that the present petition deserves to succeed. Consequently, keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald 2225 present petition is allowed and FIR No.158 dated 09.12.2009 registered at Police Station Division No.7, Jalandhar and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are directed to be quashed. July 26, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) sonia Judge