Crl.Misc.No.M-36730 of 2009 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-36730 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on: February 11, 2010. Surinder Singh and others .. Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another .. Respondents * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Nakul Sharma , Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr.H.K.Arora, Advocate, for the respondent-complainant. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.409 dated 01.12.2009, under Sections 406, 498-A and 420 IPC, Police Station Maqsudan, District Jalandhar, registered at the instance of Surinder Kaur, respondent No.2, alleging that she had been maltreated by her husband petitioner No.1 and his family members and that the dowry articles have been misappropriated by the petitioners. After lodging of FIR, the matter has been compromised. Respondent No.2 has . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-36730 of 2009 (O&M) stated in the Court that she does not want to pursue her case against the petitioners. A sum of Rs.8 lacs in the shape of bank draft as balance of the amount as settled between the parties has been paid in the Court. Surinder Kaur, respondent No.2-complainant, present in the Court, has admitted that she has received a sum of Rs.16 lacs. In view of the parties having entered into a settlement to dissolve the marriage by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, the FIR can be quashed o the basis of compromise which was registered only in the month of December 2009. Following the judgment in case B.S.Joshi & Others Vs. State of Haryana & another, 2003 (2) RCR (Crl.), Page-888, FIR No.409 dated 01.12.2009, registered under Sections 406, 498-A and 420 IPC, at Police Station Maqsudan, District Jalandhar, and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom hereby quashed. Allowed. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE February 11, 2010. rka . . . 2