Crl. Misc. No. M-9373 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-9373 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: August 19, 2011 Inderjit Kaur .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and others ........ RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. Inderjit Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. D.D. Bansal, Advocate, for respondents no. 2 to 6. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) The complainant of FIR No. 572 dated 28.09.2005 under Sections 498-A/109/406 IPC, P.S. Kotwali Bathinda has approached this Court for quashing of FIR on the basis of compromise dated 03.03.2011 (Annexure P- 1). It has been pleaded on behalf of the petitioner that on account of matrimonial dispute between the petitioner-Inderjit Kaur and respondent no. 2-Dharinder Rai, FIR came to be lodged at the instance of the petitioner. Subsequently, on intervention of respectables, the disputes between the parties have been settled by way of compromise. A petition for divorce by mutual consent has already been filed. Vide order dated 28.03.2011, the parties were directed to appear before the Trial Court to enable the trial Court to verify the factum of compromise. Crl. Misc. No. M-9373 of 2011 2 Report dated 26.04.2011 has been received from Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bathinda. Perusal of the report indicates that the compromise is genuine and without any pressure or coercion. In view of the fact that the complainant has approached this court for quashing of FIR and proceedings and the factum of compromise has been endorsed by the trial Court, no purpose in law would be served by continuance of proceedings. The husband and wife have already decided to part ways and live separately. In view of the above, the petition is allowed. FIR No. 572 dated 28.09.2005 under Sections 498-A/109/406 IPC, P.S. Kotwali Bathinda and consequent proceedings are hereby quashed. 19.08.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE