IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M- 5718 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 19.03.2010. Prahland and others. ...... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and another ...... RESPONDENT CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. Sandeep Chopra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, AAG, Punjab. Mr. S.S.Gill, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No.345, dated 01.10.2007, under Sections 406/498A/120-B IPC, registered at P.S. Phase-I, Mohali, District SAS Nagar, Annexure P1 on the basis of compromise, Annexure P2 having been entered into between the parties. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record. It has been stated by learned counsel for the parties that dispute between the parties is matrimonial in nature and that both the husband – CRM No.M-5718 of 2010 Harminder Singh, petitioner No.7 and wife – Amanpreet Singh have agreed to seek divorce by mutual consent in pursuance of compromise, Annexure P2. Respondent No.2 – complainant has also appeared in person and filed his reply by way of affidavit and stated that dispute has been settled as per the compromise and he does not want to pursue the FIR and he has no objection if the FIR in question and all consequent proceedings are quashed. In appropriate cases FIR can be quashed on the basis of 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 case Kulwinder Singh v State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Hence, in view of the above facts, the present petition is accepted and FIR No.345, dated 01.10.2007, under Sections 406/498A/120-B IPC, registered at P.S. Phase-I, Mohali, District SAS Nagar, Annexure P1 is, hereby, quashed. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) March 19, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 2