IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-17443 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 10.8.2011. Prince Pasricha & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Parvesh Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. Complainant in person with Mr. A.K. Khunger, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed seeking quashing of First Information Report No.109 dated June 1st, 2007 under Sections 307 and 498-A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code registered in Police Station City, Muktsar. It has been pleaded that the genesis of present FIR is the matrimonial dispute. Now, the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables and common relatives vide compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. Although, the offences are non- compoundable yet, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. In view of the peculiar circumstances of this case where the offence in question has arisen out of a matrimonial dispute and now the parties have resolved their dispute amicably, this Court Criminal Misc. No. M-17443 of 2011 (2) accepts the petition and quashes FIR No.109 dated June 1st, 2007 under Sections 307 and 498-A read with Section 34 IPC registered in Police Station City, Muktsar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. 10.8.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE