IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21623 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 8.9.2011. Harpreet Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Harkeerat Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. Complainant in person with Mr. S.S. Goraya, Advocate for Mr. Tarun Khanna, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner seeks quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.45 dated November 6th, 2006 under Sections 323, 406 and 498-A/120-B of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station Rupnagar. Grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. They have also tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). Having regard to the fact that all matrimonial differences have been resolved, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioner. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.45 dated November 6th, 2006 under Sections 323, 406 and 498-A/120- B IPC, registered in Police Station Rupnagar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 8.9.2011. SN