Crl. Misc. No. M-24661 of 2011 (O&M) -1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. (1) Crl. Misc. No. M-24661 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 09.9.2011. Vishal Kumar Sablok .......Petitioner Vs. Smt. Sumedha ......Respondent (2) Crl. Misc. No. M-32208 of 2008 (O&M) Archna Malhotra and another .......Petitioners Vs. Sumedha ......Respondent (3) Crl. Misc. No. M-32556 of 2008 (O&M) Joginder Nath and another .......Petitioners Vs. Sumedha ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Petitioner-Vishal Kumar Sablok in person along with his counsel Mr. P.K.Gupta, Advocate. Respondent in person along with her counsel Mr. Hitesh Kaplish, Advocate. ..... Crl. Misc. No. M-24661 of 2011 (O&M) -2 - SABINA, J. Vide this order, above mentioned three petitions would be disposed of as the petitioners have filed these petitions seeking quashing of the complaint No. 14 dated 27.9.2007 , under Sections 406, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC' for short), summoning order dated 8.3.2008 and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of the compromise affected between the parties. Vide order dated 21.2.2011, these petitions were sent to Mediation and Conciliation Center for making efforts regarding amicable settlement between the parties where the parties entered into a settlement on 16.5.2011. The petitioner-Vishal Kumar Sablok and respondent-Sumedha have admitted their signatures on the settlement and have stated that the contents stated therein are correct. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the parties have arrived at a compromise and as per the same, the petitioner Vishal Kumar Sablok will pay ` 9,00,000/- to Sumedha towards full and final settlement qua maintenance amount and dowry articles etc. The said amount would also include the maintenance for the child. The child shall remain in the custody of respondent-Sumedha. Today two drafts amounting to ` 1,50,000/- and ` 4,50,000/- have been handed over to the respondent by petitioner Vishal Kumar Sablok. Photocopies of the said drafts have been placed on record. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that a sum of ` 3,00,000/- will be deposited by the petitioner- Crl. Misc. No. M-24661 of 2011 (O&M) -3 - Vishal Kumar Sablok in the registry of this court within seven days and the same be ordered to be withdrawn by the respondent after the divorce proceedings are finalized by the trial court. Learned counsel for the parties have further submitted that tomorrow the parties will go to the court at Phagwara and shall file a petition seeking divorce on the basis of mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Respondent-Sumedha has submitted that she will not claim anything from her husband Vishal Kumar Sablok on her own behalf or on behalf of the child in future. The bringing up of the child shall be her responsibility. The petitioner-Vishal Kumar Sablok has submitted that he will not claim the custody of the child or the visiting rights qua the child in future. The petitioner-Vishal Kumar Sablok and respondent- Sumedha have further submitted that they will withdraw all the litigations filed by them against each other forthwith. Respondent-Sumedha has submitted that she has no objection if the complaint in question is ordered to be quashed in view of the compromise between the parties. Since the parties have arrived at a compromise and have decided to live in peace, no useful purpose would be served in allowing the criminal proceedings to continue. Moreover, all the pending litigations between the parties shall come to an end. The amount of Rs. 3,00,000/- deposited by the petitioner-Vishal Kumar Sablok be released to the respondent- Sumedha by the Registrar on production of certified copy of the Crl. Misc. No. M-24661 of 2011 (O&M) -4 - decree of divorce by the respondent. Accordingly, these petitions are allowed. Complaint No. 14 dated 27.9.2007, under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, and all the subsequent proceedings, arising therefrom, including the summoning order dated 8.3.2008 , are quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE September 09, 2011 Gurpreet