IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-26693 of 2008 Date of decision : 30.01.2009 Harmit Singh and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and others ....Respondents. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. P.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 247 dated 31.05.2007, under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar, Patiala (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. Complainant/respondent No. 2, Veerpal Kaur, is present in Court. She is duly identified by ASI Karam Chand, who is present in Court. The complainant has furnishing an affidavit, admitting therein the factum of compromise (Mark - A) arrived at between the parties. She states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Learned State counsel also states that he has no objection if the FIR in question is quashed. 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. Crl. Misc No. M-26693 of 2008 -2- In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom 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 thereof are quashed. 30.01.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE