Criminal Misc. No. M-27376 of 2011(O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-27376 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: November 07, 2011 Abhineet Singh and another ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Kapil Aggarwal, Advocate, with the petitioners. Mr.Palvinder Singh, Senior DAG, Punjab for respondent – State. Mr. Pardeep Goyal, Advocate with respondents No.2 and 3. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This petition has been filed seeking quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.159 dated September 29th, 2009 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 406, 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC'), Police Station City Sunam, District Sangrur on the basis of compromise entered into between the parties (Annexure P2). 2. The aforesaid FIR was registered against the petitioners on the statement of Harnek Singh (respondent No.3), father of Amritjot Kaur (respondent No.2). 3. Harnek Singh and Amritjot Kaur are present in person and have stated at bar that they have compromised the matter with the petitioners with the intervention of the relatives and friends. Marriage of Abhineet Singh and Amritjot Kaur was solemnized on October 04th, 2008. No child was born out of the wedlock. Both of them have already filed a joint petition under Section 13-B of the Criminal Misc. No. M-27376 of 2011(O&M) [2] Hindu Marriage Act seeking a decree of divorce by mutual consent. Compromise-deed (Annexure P2) has also been placed on record. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. In the circumstances, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. 4. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.159 dated September 29th, 2009 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 406, 498A read with Section 34 IPC, Police Station City Sunam, District Sangrur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. November 07, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE