Criminal Misc. No. 42500-M of 2007 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 42500-M of 2007 Dated of decision : January 10, 2008 Sanjeev Kumar and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent no.1. Mr. Rishi Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing FIR No. 10 dated January 19, 2002 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 506 read with section 34 IPC at Police Station, Division-A, Amritsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled in the Lok Adalat and divorce under Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act by way of mutual consent was granted on 12.5.2007. It was also agreed upon between the parties that the FIR No. 10 dated January 19, 2002 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 506 read with section 34 IPC at Police Station, Division-A, Amritsar would be withdrawn and said condition has also been incorporated in the award of divorce dated May 12, 2007. Copy the award dated May 12, 2007 passed by Lok Adalat, Amritsar is placed on record as Annexure P-2. The affidavit of Neelam Rani, complainant has also been placed on record in support of the fact that disputes have been settled between the parties. 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 facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by counsel Criminal Misc. No. 42500-M of 2007 -2- *** for respondent no.2. The factum of the matter having been settled between the parties is not disputed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 10 dated January 19, 2002 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 506 read with section 34 IPC at Police Station, Division-A, Amritsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 10, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge