IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-17962 of 2009 Date of decision : August 25, 2009 Avtar Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. DD Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. SP Garg, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Avtar Singh has filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 104 dated 19.3.2007, under sections 406, 498-A IPC, Police Station Kharar, District SAS Nagar, Mohali (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise effected with complainant-respondent No. 2, as noticed in anticipatory bail order dated 4.9.2008, Annexure P/2. Learned counsel for respondent no. 2, on instructions from respondent no. 2 who is also present in person in Court states that the parties have effected compromise and petitioner and respondent no. 2 are residing together happily as husband and wife and therefore, respondent no. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court Criminal Misc. No. M-17962 of 2009 -2- in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. The impugned FIR in the instant case is result of matrimonial dispute between the parties. However, the said dispute has been amicably settled and petitioner and respondent no. 2 are residing together for the last one year as husband and wife happily. It is accordingly a fit case in which the FIR should be quashed so that they continue to reside happily. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 104 dated 19.3.2007, under sections 406, 498-A IPC, Police Station Kharar, District SAS Nagar, Mohali (Annexure P/1), is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 25, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'