Crl. Misc.No. M-32398 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc.No. M-32398 of 2010 (O&M) Decided on : 11-08-2011 Tarsem Masih and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr.K.S.Kahlon, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Haryana Mr. M.S.Bajwa, Advocate for respondent no.2. MAHESH GROVER, J This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C praying for quashing of FIR no. 183 dated 7.10.2010 registered under Sections 363, 366 IPC at Police Station, Dhariwal and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise. The FIR in question was registered at the behest of respondent no.2 who is father of respondent no.3 who is said to have married with petitioner no.3. In the complaint it was alleged that Rupinder Kaur – respondent no.3 was a minor and had been abducted by petitioner no.3 The petitioners in the petition have alleged that Vikas Masih – petitioner no.3 has married respondent no.3 and thus no offence has been made out against the petitioners. Official respondents have conducted an inquiry and they have established the factum of marriage between respondent no.3 and petitioner Crl. Misc.No. M-32398 of 2010 (O&M) 2 no.3 and on instructions from ASI Bhappi Masih, it has been stated by learned counsel for the State that the alleged marriage between petitioner no.3 and respondent no.3 no longer subsists and respondent no.3 has returned to her parental home. The complainant is present in Court. He has stated that he has no objection if the FIR is quashed as the parties have settled the matter inter se between them. In view of the aforesaid, when the allegations as set out in the FIR emanated from a mis-apprehension of the complainant which was bellied by the facts and the investigation carried out subsequently and also noticing the present emerged situation where daughter of the complainant has returned to her parental house, the continuation of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR in question would be a sheer abuse of the process of law. Hence, the instant petition is allowed and consequently, FIR no. 183 dated 7.10.2010 registered under Sections 363, 366 IPC at Police Station, Dhariwal and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua all the petitioners. August 11, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge