IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 22819-M of 2006 Dated of decision : January 11, 2008 Mool Chand and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent no.1. RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing FIR No. 173 dated July 25, 2005 registered under Sections 498A,406 read with Section 34 IPC at Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise entered into between the parties. In short affidavit dated October 17, 2007 filed on behalf of respondent no.2-complainant, complainant admits that matter has been compromised between the parties and even the divorce has already been granted by learned District Judge, Ferozepur under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act. Respondent no.2-complainant further states that she has no objection in case FIR in question is quashed. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The parties have already compromised the dispute and want to start their lives afresh. Keeping these facts in view, in my opinion, no useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra) FIR No. 173 dated July 25, 2005 registered under Sections 498A,406 read with Section 34 IPC at Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 11, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge