IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-3223 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: July 13, 2011 Hira Singh & another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. K.S. Kahlon, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. B.S. Saini, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Ajay Arora, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.200 dated 30.6.2004 under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Rania, District Sirsa, on the basis of compromise, Annexure P-4. 2. It transpires that respondent No.2, Paramjit Kaur, was married to petitioner No.1 Hira Singh on 17.3.1996 as per Sikh Crl. Misc. No. M-3223 of 2011 [2] rites. On account of temperamental differences, the parties could not make the matrimonial life a success. FIR at issue came to be lodged. Various other litigations, such as an application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and a petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act were also filed. 3. Be that as it may, with the intervention of a mediator in this Court, all the disputes have been settled. Respondent No.2, Paramjit Kaur, has been paid a sum of ` 10 lac in cash before the mediator. 4. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 has endorsed the fact that respondent No.2 has received the compensation in lieu of her rights arising out of matrimony, and no further amount or article is due to be paid. It has also been endorsed by the learned counsel that respondent No.2 is not interested in pursuing with FIR case. Divorce has already been granted. It has also been brought out that an appeal was filed in this Court, namely FAO No.137 of 2010 at the instance of respondent No.2, Paramjit Kaur. Because of compromise, the appeal has been withdrawn as respondent No.2 has been compensated. 5. In view of the above, continuance of proceedings shall not be of any purpose because the victim or the witnesses are not ready to pursue the FIR case. It would be an exercise in futility to allow the proceedings to continue and it would be in abuse of Crl. Misc. No. M-3223 of 2011 [3] process of law and process of Court to continue with the proceedings. 6. The petition is allowed. FIR No.200 dated 30.6.2004 under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Rania, District Sirsa, is hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) July 13, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?