IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-7410 of 2009 Date of decision : 28.04.2009 Ranjit Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Mrs. G.K. Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab for respondent No. 1-State. Mr. H.S. Sangha, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 115 dated 20.09.2000 registered under Sections 498-A, 406 IPC at Police Station Patti, Tarn Taran and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that conviction of Shangra Singh and Ninder Kaur (father-in-law and mother-in-law of the complainant) has already been set-aside by this Court vide order Annexure P/6. According to the counsel, the entire matrimonial dispute has been amicably resolved. The complainant has already obtained ex-parte decree of divorce. Learned counsel has pointed out that complainant is present in Court today and her statement can be recorded. Learned counsel for respondent No. 2 has submitted that complainant has no objection if the FIR against the petitioner is quashed. Crl. Misc No. M-7410 of 2009 -2- He has filed an affidavit of the complainant in this regard which is taken on record as mark 'A'. Learned counsel for the State submits that State has no objection to the quashing of the FIR in question as the entire matrimonial dispute has been amicably resolved by the parties. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.), 1052. Resultantly the present petition is allowed, the FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 28.04.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE