IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-8692 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: August 19, 2011 Ashwani Sharma ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.J.S.Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No.1 – State. Mr.Vishal Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner has sought quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.139 dated June 11th, 2008 registered under Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Haibowal, District Ludhiana. By order dated April 19th, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. directed the parties to get their statements recorded before the Trial Court. In compliance thereof, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. The genesis of present dispute is the matrimonial dispute. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. In the circumstances, this court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by continuing criminal proceedings against the petitioner. In view of the above, this Court accepts the petition and quashes FIR No.139 dated June 11th, 2008 registered under Section 498-A IPC in Police Station Haibowal, District Ludhiana and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. August 19, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE