IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 21854 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : November 28, 2008 Jatinder Pal Singh and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. KS Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. Surinder Garg, Advocate, for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner Jatinder Pal Singh and three others have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 222 dated 4.10.2007 under Sections 406, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station City Malout, District Muktsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Bindu Rani, who is present in Court and identified by her counsel Mr. Surinder Garg. This case has arisen out of matrimonial dispute between the parties. Learned counsel for the parties state that now both the parties have amicably settled the matter in issue. In this regard, reference has also been made to the compromise deed dated 18.8.2008, Annexure P/2. Criminal Misc. -M No. 21854 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. Thus, it would be in the interest of justice if the chapter of this case is closed between the parties. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently F.I.R. No. 222 dated 4.10.2007 under Sections 406, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station City Malout, District Muktsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) November 28, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'