Criminal Misc.No. M- 13176 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 13176 of 2010 Date of decision:- 7.9.2010 Sanjeev Kumar and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. B.S. Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG Punjab. Mr. Sunil Agnihotri, 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.7 dated 28.1.2008, under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Samrala, District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1) on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the parties that the dispute between the parties is matrimonial in nature and the same has been amicably settled due to intervention of respectable persons and relatives from both the sides. Respondent No.2- complainant also appeared through counsel and admitted the factum of compromise and stated that she is having no objection if the FIR and consequential proceedings are quashed. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the parties as well as complainant that decree of divorce by mutual consent has already been passed in favour of Criminal Misc.No. M- 13176 of 2010 -2- parties pursuant to the compromise. 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 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.7 dated 28.1.2008, under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Samrala, District Ludhiana alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed qua petitioners Sanjeev Kumar, Tara Devi and Sandeep Kumar @ Happy. September 07, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE