IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 34485 of 2009 Date of decision:- 23.03.2010 Kapil Gabba and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. P.M. Anand, Addl. A.G. Haryana for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Kuldip Dawar, Advocate for respondent No.2. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing of FIR No. 192 dated 21.7.2008, under Sections 498-A, 406 and 506 IPC, registered at Police Station S.G.M. Nagar, District Faridabad. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. Notice of the petition was given to the respondents. Respondent No.2 appeared through counsel and placed on record compromise dated 23.3.2010 entered between her and petitioners. It has been stated by learned counsel for the parties that the dispute between the parties is matrimonial in nature and the same has been amicably settled between the parties. It has been stated by respondent No.2 that in view of compromise she has no objection if FIR and consequential proceedings are quashed. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the parties that a divorce petition between the parties is already pending and the same would be got converted into petition under Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act for divorce by mutual consent. In appropriate cases FIR can be quashed on the basis of Criminal Misc.No. M- 34485 of 2009 -2- compromise by exercising power under Section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Hence, in view of these facts, the present petition is accepted and FIR No. 192 dated 21.7.2008, under Sections 498-A, 406 and 506 IPC, registered at Police Station S.G.M. Nagar, District Faridabad alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. March 23, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE