IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.32957 -M of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : MARCH 30, 2010 CHARANJIT SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: None for the petitioner(s). Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed for quashing of case FIR No.221 dated 24.8.2009 under Section 306, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Sadar Jalandhar, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-1), on the basis of compromise, purportedly effected between respondent No.2-Ranjit Singh and the petitioner. I find that the allegations are of commission of an offence under Section 306, Indian Penal Code. In the FIR (Annexure P-1), Ranjit Singh has alleged that his elder sister-Harwinder Kaur was married with Charanjit Singh. Charanjit Singh was addicted to intoxicants. Charanjit Singh and his parents were causing harassment to the deceased and Criminal Misc. No.32957 -M of 2009 2 humiliating her. A number of times, after giving beatings to the deceased, she was thrown out of the house. A number of attempts were made, through relatives, to resolve the issue. Demand for money was made. Money was given by the complainant side. There was a demand for a plot also. Considering the nature of offence, it would not be in the interest of justice to quash the FIR, on the basis of compromise. The petition is dismissed. March 30, 2010 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?