IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-37479 of 2007 Date of Decision: August 05, 2008 Kirpal Singh & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Kuldeep Kaur .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Avnish Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Advocate, for the respondent. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition seeks quashing of criminal complaint No.38 dated 20.2.2006 (Annexure P-1) filed by the respondent for commission of offences under Sections 406, 409, 498-A and 120-B IPC. Contention of learned counsel for the parties is that on the intervention of respectable, all the disputes have been settled. So much so, the respondent and petitioner No.1 are now divorced and they want to carry on their individual lives. Respondent Kuldeep Kaur as identified by Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Advocate, is present in Court and Crl. Misc. No.M-37479 of 2007 [2] has endorsed the fact of compromise and has stated that in lieu of her rights arising out of her marriage with Kirpal Singh, she has been compensated. She has stated that she does not want to prosecute the petitioners. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case given hereinabove, it is evident that continuance of proceedings shall not serve any purpose. The complainant is not willing to bring any witness in support of her criminal complaint. In view of the above, the petition is allowed. Criminal complaint No.38 dated 20.2.2006 (Annexure P-1) filed by the respondent for commission of offences under Sections 406, 409, 498-A and 120-B IPC is hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) August 05, 2008 JUDGE avin