IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8910 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.12.2011. Rajinder Singh and others ..Petitioners Versus U.T. Chandigarh and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. C.S. Rana, Advocate for Mr. Rajiv Kataria, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sanjay Jangra, Advocate for Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.1 – UT Chandigarh. Ramanjit Kaur-respondent No.2/complainant in person with Mr. Madan Lal, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.198 (Annexure P-1), under Sections 406 and 498-A/120-B of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') was registered against the petitioners in Police Station Sector 39, Chandigarh on June 22nd, 2006 and they have sought quashing thereof under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Ground, on which the quashing of the FIR has been sought, is that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of the respectables. Complainant-respondent No.2 present in person with her counsel has stated that she has compromised the matter with her husband (petitioner No.1) and her parents-in-law (petitioners No.2 and 3). All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. Having regard to the fact that all matrimonial differences have been resolved, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioner. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.198 dated June 22nd, 2006, under Sections 406 and 498-A/120-B IPC, Police Station Sector 39, Chandigarh (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 12.12.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE