Criminal Misc. No. M-5242 of 2008 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-5242 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision:19.03.2008 Devinder Puri and others .....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. R.D.Bawa, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab. Mr. P.B.S.Goraya, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.0069 dated 30.6.2004 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 34 IPC at Police Station Division No.3, Jalandhar on the ground that the matter between the parties has been compromised. A decree of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has already been passed, which is Annexure P.3. As per terms of compromise Annexure P.2, the parties are to withdraw all the cases filed by them against each other and petitioner No.1 was to pay a lumpsum amount of Rs.5 lacs to the complainant. Reliance has been placed upon a Five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties is admitted by the complainant. This forms part of the decree of divorce as well. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Criminal Misc. No. M-5242 of 2008 (O&M) -2- Singh's case (supra), FIR No.0069 dated 30.6.2004 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 34 IPC at Police Station Division No.3, Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of. March 19, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE