IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-12333 of 2008 Date of decision : 14.05.2009 Anil Bajaj and Others ....Petitioners V/s State of Haryana and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Bipan Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG Haryana. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 138 dated 10.11.2006 registered under Sections 323, 406, 498-A and 506 IPC at Police Station Sector 20, Panchkula and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise. Counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 have pointed out that both the parties are present in Court today. They have been duly identified by their respective counsel. An affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No. 2 in which it has been stated that petitioner No 1 and respondent No. 2 have compromised the matter and get a decree of divorce by mutual consent on 05.12.2007, Annexure P-4 to the petition. Respondent No. 2 has further stated that she has no objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings be quashed. An affidavit alongwith photocopy of the identity card of respondent No. 2 is taken on record as mark 'A'. Crl. Misc No. M-12333 of 2008 -2- Learned counsel for the State submits that dispute being matrimonial in nature, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.), 1052. Resultantly the present petition is allowed, the FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 14.05.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE