Criminal Misc. No.M-1987 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No.M-1987 of 2008 Date of Decision:11.04.2008 Vikas Singh and others .....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Ms. Upasna Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr. Arun Bansal, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.10 dated 28.1.2006 registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC at Police Station, Shimlapuri, Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Respondent No.2 -Complainant, Santosh @ Payal is present in Court in person and identified by her counsel. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably. A decree of divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has already been passed on 19.2.2008. As per terms of compromise, a sum of Rs. 3,75,000/- lacs has already been paid to the complainant. Memorandum of settlement (Annexure P-2) has also been placed on record in which the complainant has stated that she has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. Once that is so the FIR in question registered against the petitioner be quashed. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by counsel for respondent No.2. Statement of respondent No.2- complainant has been Criminal Misc. No.M-1987 of 2008 -2- recorded in Court today wherein she admits the factum of compromise and states that she has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.10 dated 28.1.2006 registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC at Police Station, Shimlapuri, Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. April 11, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE