Crl. Misc. No. M- 16 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-16 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: November 18, 2011 Isher Singh & others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab & another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. P.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for the State. Mr. R.S. Modi, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.402 dated 18.11.2010 registered under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC, at Police Station Tripri Town, District Patiala, and all subsequent proceedings on the basis of compromise. Copy of the compromise is annexed with the petition as Annexure P-2. The case against the petitioners relates to matrimonial dispute, which has ultimately been settled on account of intervention of the respectables. FIR was lodged on a complaint of respondent No.2-Ashwani Kumar, father of the girl and father-in-law of Ranbir Singh, with whom his daughter was married. The parties have decided to have their own ways in life. The petitioners have Crl. Misc. No. M- 16 of 2011 -2- paid a sum of `5 lacs to the lady as permanent alimony. Divorce has already been granted. The parties have also appeared before the trial Court and their statements have been recorded. The compromise has been found to be genuine and arrived at on account of free will of the parties. Since the parties have amicably settled their matrimonial dispute, no useful purpose would be served in allowing these criminal proceedings to continue. It will be appropriate to allow the parties to have fresh beginning in their lives if the earlier marriage has not worked. The compromise in such like matrimonial matters, would always be beneficial to both and good for society at large and should be encouraged. As per the Law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, FIR in such like cases this can be quashed on the basis of compromise to have good, orderly and peaceful co-existence in the society. In view of above, the present petition is allowed. FIR No.402 dated 18.11.2010, registered under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. November 18, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE