IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M 22662 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.2.2009 Tarun Verma ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mr.RS Malik, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.Tarunveer Vashist, Addl.A.G., Haryana Mr.Ajit Atri, Advocate for respondent No.2. Complainant. *** Harbans Lal, J.(Oral) This petition has been moved by Tarun Verma under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of FIR No.10 dated 14.4.2002, registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Mahila, District Sonepat and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the ground of compromise. The grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of the conciliation committee, therefore, no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings are allowed to continue. In Annexure P-2, it has been mentioned that both the parties have mutually settled the matter and the statements have been recorded wherein the complainant party has stated that she has no objection, if the FIR in question is quashed as the matter has been compromised. CRM No.M 22662 of 2008 (O&M) -2- Mr.Ajit Atri, Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent No.2- complainant has also conceded this fact. In view of the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in re: Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports (Crl.) 1052, the Court is competent to quash the proceedings on the basis of compromise. Sequelly, this petition is accepted and FIR No.10 dated 14.4.2002, registered under Sections 498- A, 406, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Mahila, District Sonepat and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. February 16, 2009 (Harbans Lal) gsv Judge