IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-11226 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 25, 2011 Balbir Kaur and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Vikas Bahl, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent – State. Ms.Paramjit Kaur – complainant/respondent No.1 with Mr.P.K.Gupta, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.142 dated August 16 th, 2005 (Annexure P2) registered under Section 406, 498A of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC'), Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur on the basis of compromise entered into between the parties (Annexure P1). Paramjit Kaur – respondent No.2/complainant has stated at bar that she has compromised the matter with the petitioners with the intervention of the relatives and friends. Divorce has already been granted and all matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. 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 petitioners. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.142 dated August 16 th, 2005 (Annexure P2) registered under Section 406, 498-A IPC, Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. July 25, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE