CRM No.M-21400 of 2011 (O & M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM No.M-21400 of 2011 (O & M) Date of decision : 17.8.2011 Kamaljit Singh and others ........Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present:- Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr.Manoj Bajaj, Addl. AG, Punjab Mr.Amarjit Singh Virk, Advocate, for respondent No.2 --- AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for quashing of the FIR No. 76 dated 3.4.2009 under Sections 406, 498A, 506 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, Police station City Phagwara, District Kapurthala, placed on record as Annexure P-1, on the basis of compromise dated 30.5.2011 Annexure P-3. Perusal of contents of compromise indicates that Inderjit Singh- petitioner No.4 was married to respondent No.2-Rekha Rani. On account of matrimonial disputes, the FIR came to be lodged. With the intervention of respectables, the differences have been settled. Interjit Singh has already taken divorce from Superior Court of Justice, Brampton, Ontario (Canada) on 14.3.2009. Respondent No.2 accepts the divroce. Respondent No.2 is present in Court as identified by her lawyer Mr.Amarjit Singh Virk, Advocate and states that she does not want to prosecute the petitioners in pursuance of CRM No.M-21400 of 2011 (O & M) -2- the FIR. The petitioner had paid a sum of Rs.4.50 lakhs through demand draft copy whereof has been placed on record as Annexure P-4. Demand draft has been handed over to respondent No.2 in Court, which she has accepted in lieu of her rights arising out of matrimony. Having considered the facts & circumstances given above, I am of the considered opinion that no purpose in law would be served by continuance of proceedings. Respondent No.2-complainant is not ready to prosecute the petitioners and therefore, continuance of proceedings shall be an exercise in futility. The petitioners and respondent No.2 want to settle in peace without any criminal cases. Considering the above, this petition is allowed. FIR No. 76 dated 3.4.2009 under Sections 406, 498A, 506 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, Police station City Phagwara, District Kapurthala and consequent proceedings are hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) JUDGE 17.8.2011 akm