IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.5235 -M of 2011 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 1, 2011 JAGROOP SINGH @ BANTI & ANR. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Vikas Bali, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate, for respondents 2 & 3. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) 1 This petition has been filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for quashing of FIR No.28 dated 9.2.2010 under Sections 363, 366, 34, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Samrala, District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1), on the basis of compromise. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioners has pointed out that respondent No.3-Ramandeep Kaur was married to petitioner No.1-Jagroop Singh alias Banti on 23.5.2010. The FIR, however, came to be lodged on account of some misunderstanding. It has been brought out that Ramandeep Kaur is living happily with petitioner No.1 and is, rather expecting, as is also evident from the hospital record, copy whereof has been filed in court today Criminal Misc. No.5235 -M of 2011 (O&M) 2 and taken on record. 3 Learned counsel for respondents No.2 and 3 contends that indeed Ramandeep Kaur is living happily with petitioner No.1 in her matrimonial home and, therefore, respondents No.2 and 3 do not want to pursue the litigation. 4 Considering the fact that the lady/victim-Ramandeep Kaur is happily and peacefully settled in her matrimonial home, no useful purpose would be served by continuance of the proceedings. Rather, if the proceedings are allowed to continue, the matrimonial alliance of Ramandeep Kaur would be disturbed. 5 In view of the above the petition is allowed. 6 FIR No.28 dated 9.2.2010 under Sections 363, 366, 34, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Samrala, District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1) is hereby quashed. August 1, 2011 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?