IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-27216 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: November 28, 2011 Sudha Rani and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Ashish Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Sudhir Nehra, Additional AG, Punjab. Kusum – complainant/respondent No.2 with her counsel Mr.Ashish Gupta, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed, seeking quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.225 dated December 23 rd, 2009 (Annexure P1) registered under Section 406, 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC'), in Police Station City Kotkapura, District Faridkot, on the basis of compromise entered into between the parties (Annexure P2). 2. Kussam – 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. A joint petition seeking a decree of divorce under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act has already been filed. She has also filed affidavit (Annexure R2/1) in this regard. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. Having regard to the fact that all matrimonial differences have been resolved, no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.225 dated December 23 rd, 2009 (Annexure P1) registered under Section 406, 498A read with Section 34 IPC in Police Station City Kotkapura, District Faridkot and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. November 28, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE