Crl. Misc. No.M-18385 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on: October 15, 2010. Crl. Misc. No.M-18385 of 2010 (O&M). Satish Kumar Dhall and another. .. Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another. .. Respondents * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Amit Dhawan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.P.S.Bajwa, DAG., Punjab. M.M.S. BEDI, J (ORAL). Petitioners, on the basis of compromise, seek the quashing of FIR No.43 dated 14.02.2009, under Sections 406, 498-A and 120-B IPC, Police Station, City Phagwara, District, Kapurthala, registered at the instance of Sonia Bagga, respondent No.2, alleging that she had been maltreated by petitioner No.1 and his family members and her dowry articles have been illegally detained by the petitioners. Respondent No.2 had appeared in this Court on 29.09.2010 and today she has also appeared to make a statement . . . 1 Crl. Misc. No.M-18385 of 2010 (O&M) that she has no objection in case the FIR is quashed on the basis of compromise. She has accepted the ex parte divorce obtained by petitioner No.1. Petitioner No.1 who was earlier a proclaimed offender pursuant to the interim orders, has put in appearance before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Phagwara and released on bail. In view of the statement of respondent No.2, I am satisfied that the matter has been amicably settled. The terms and conditions of the settlement have been complied with. Following the judgments in case Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.), Page-1052, and B.S.Joshi & Others Vs. State of Haryana & another, 2003 (2) RCR (Crl.), Page-888, the petition is allowed. The above said FIR and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed on the basis of compromise. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE October 15, 2010. rka . . . 2