CRM No. M-30283 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-30283 of 2008 Date of decision: 20.01.2009 Ashok Kumar and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.S. Rangpuri, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Vinay Kumar Mahajan, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rajan Gupta, J. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.56 dated 2nd June, 2008, under Sections 363, 366 & 376 IPC, registered at Police Station Loyian, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-3) arrived at between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the girl Priya had married petitioner No.2 Naresh Kumar. He further submits that in fact there was love affairs between petitioner No.2 and Priya, due to which they had married against the wishes of the parents. The FIR in question was lodged by the mother of Priya due to the fact that petitioner No.2 and Priya had married against the wishes of the parents. Today the complainant Sonia Kapoor has appeared in Court and filed an affidavit, which is taken on record, stating therein that she and her family had accepted the marriage of Priya and Naresh Kumar. CRM No. M-30283 of 2008 2 She has been identified by her counsel and she has prayed in the affidavit that the FIR in question be quashed. Petitioner No.2 Naresh Kumar and the girl Priya are also present in Court who have also been identified by the counsel for the parties. Both of them have stated that they are now married and leading a peaceful matrimonial life at village Fallianwala, District Ferozepur. The girl Priya has also filed an affidavit, which is taken on record, wherein she has stated that she is now married to Naresh Kumar and in fact, even on the very first day, she had accompanied Naresh Kumar of her own free will. 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, which would be a futile exercise. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of the 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 January 20, 2009 'rajpal'