Criminal Misc. No.M-1878 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-1878 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 16.02.2009 Kamaljit Kaur and others ......Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.M.S.Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Shailesh Gupta, D.A.G., Punjab, for the respondent-State. ***** RAJAN GUPTA, J(ORAL): This is a joint petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of F.I.R.No.255 dated 13.11.2008,registered under Sections 498-A, 328, 120-B I.P.C. at police station Sadar Hoshiarpur (Annexure P-1) on the basis of compromise. The petitioners, who are present in Court today, have been identified by their counsel Mr.M.S.Sidhu, Advocate. According to the petitioners, the matter has been amicably settled between the parties. Petitioner No.1-complainant Smt.Kamaljit Kaur has clearly stated that she does not want to proceed further with her complaint. She has also stated that at present, she is living with her husband in her matrimonial home. She has also filed an affidavit today, which is taken on record as Mark-A. In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, Criminal Misc. No.M-1878 of 2009 (O&M) 2 learned State counsel does not have any objection to the quashing of the FIR. In view of the fact that the FIR is based on allegations which are basically in the nature of a matrimonial dispute, I am of the considered opinion that no useful purpose will be served by continuation of proceedings pursuant to the FIR in question. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. February 16, 2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) mamta-II JUDGE