IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M- 2309 of 2011 Date of decision : 08.12.2011 Anil Kumar and others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Ms. G.K. Mann, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K.S. Pannu, DAG, Punjab for the State. Mr. Manoj Sharma, Advocate for respondent No. 2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 347 dated 07.12.2006 registered against them under Sections 406 and 498 IPC at Police Station Sadar Amritsar on the basis of compromise. This FIR was registered on 07.12.2006 under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC. Now both the parties have compromised and on the basis of this, petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act was also filed. The parties have already obtained divorce on the ground of mutual consent by moving an application under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act. Decree of divorce has already been granted. Copy of the divorce petition is annexed with the petition as Annexure P-2. During the pendency of this petition, divorce has already been granted on 01.08.2011 and photocopy of the order has been placed before me as a matter of proof. Criminal Misc. No. M- 2309 of 2011 -2- The complainant has also filed short affidavit, which is handed over in the Court and is kept on record. The complainant has stated in the affidavit that marriage has been dissolved by way of mutual consent and that the entire dowry articles entrusted to them have been returned. Besides the complainant has also received sum of ` 5,50,000/- lakhs as permanent alimony and has further stated that she will not claim anything in future. The complainant is also present in person and has confirmed before me that indeed she has entered into this compromise and would not have any objection, in case, this FIR against the petitioners is quashed. Since the parties to the dispute have settled and husband and wife have decided to separate mutually, they may have to be encouraged to start afresh in life. No useful purpose would be served in allowing this prosecution to continue. End result, in this case, is quite certain. This Court would always have power to quash such criminal proceedings arising out of the matrimonial dispute, in view of ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others 2007(3) RCR (Cri.) 1052. The petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No. 347 dated 07.12.2006 registered under Sections 406 and 498 IPC at Police Station Amritsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. December 08, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE