IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-7561of 2011 Date of decision: 07.12.2011 Sanjay Kumar and Others ..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and Another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1.Whether Reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Deepak Girotra, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Ajay Saini, Advocate for respondent No. 2. ***** ALOK SINGH, J.(ORAL) Present petition is filed for quashing of FIR No. 253 dated 2.9.2002 under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, Police Station Samalkha, District Panipat and subsequent proceedings thereof. Perusal of the record would reveal that parties have amicably settled their dispute amicably and entered into compromise Annexure P-2. This Court has directed learned Magistrate to examine the parties about the genuineness and correctness of the compromise Annexure P-2. Learned trial Court vide report No. 158 dated 16.9.2011 has reported that both the parties have accepted the compromise Annexure P-2. This is a criminal case arising out of the matrimonial dispute. Hon'ble the Apex Court in the case of B.S. Joshi Vs. Haryana State 2003(4) SCC 675 has held that even if offences are not compoundable but criminal proceedings are out of matrimonial dispute and if parties CRM No. M-7561of 2011 -2- settled their dispute amicably, then criminal proceedings should be quashed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code. Both the parties have agreed to quash the proceedings, pursuant to the FIR in question and their respective statements on oath have also been recorded. Therefore, meet the ends of justice, I feel it is a fit case to quash the criminal proceedings arising therefrom Consequently, the present petition is allowed. Criminal proceedings pursuant to the FIR No. 253 dated 2.9.2002 under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, Police Station Samalkha, District Panipat stands quashed. (ALOK SINGH) December 07, 2011 JUDGE Poonam (II)