Criminal Misc. No. M-11590 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-11590 of 2011 Date of Decision: 12.5.2011 Balbir Kaur and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. H.K. Aurora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Sra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing of FIR No. 6 dated 25.11.2010, registered at Police Station Women Cell, District Jalandhar, under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC on the basis of compromise (Annexure P3). Respondent No.2/complainant Davinder Kaur is present in this Court today. Her statement has been recorded separately. The same be read as a part of this order. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 submits that the Investigating Agency has verified the factum of compromise (Annexure P3) and has come to a conclusion that the compromise has indeed arrived at between the parties. Respondent No.2 Davinder Kaur has Criminal Misc. No. M-11590 of 2011 2 been identified by Harbans Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Police Station Women Cell, District Jalandhar. Davinder Kaur has stated that she has received dowry articles, stri dhan, gold ornaments, clothes etc. and has also received a sum of ` 1,10,000 towards permanent alimony. The parties have also agreed to obtain divorce. Since the parties have decided to bury their differences and have made a prayer for quashing of the impugned FIR, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose will be served in continuation of the same and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. It has been held by a Full Bench of this Court in ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and Another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that if compromise has been effected between the parties, the Court should quash the FIR, even if the offence is non- compoundable. It has also been held by Hon'ble Apex Court in ‘B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana’ 2003 (2) RCR (Criminal) 888 that if non- compoundable offence falls under Section 406, 498-A IPC, matter can be disposed of on the basis of compromise to promote peace, amity and cordial relations between the parties. Taking into consideration the ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s and B.S. Joshi’s cases (supra), the present petition is accepted and the impugned FIR, along with all subsequent proceedings, is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 12, 2011 “DK”