IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.23657-M of 2008 Date of decision : 27-01-2009 Paramjit Singh and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Rajbir Singh, Advocate, for Mr. B.S. Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.133 dated 06-08-2002 (Annexure P-1) registered at Police Station Naraingarh, Distt. Ambala under Sections 498-A, 406 & 120-B IPC. FIR was lodged by Smt. Usha Rani wife of Kamaljit Singh. In the FIR she has stated that her husband Kamaljit Singh, father-in-law, Paramjit Singh, mother-in-law, Manjit Kaur, sister-in-law, Gurvinder Kaur, brother-in-law, Sonu maltreated her, caused cruelty and harassment for demand of dowry articles. During the pendency of FIR, it is stated that compromise has arrived between the parties vide Compromise Deed Annexure P-2. It was decided between the parties to obtain a divorce and return the dowry articles along with lump-sum payment of Rs.80,000/-. The petition was filed seeking quashing of FIR on the basis of compromise. Notice of motion was issued.Smt. Usha Rani aggrieved wife Crl. Misc. No.23657-M of 2008 -2- had filed a short reply and admitted fact of compromise and has stated that she has no objection in case FIR is quashed. Today Usha Rani is present in the Court along with her father Singh Ram. Both have been identified by their counsel Sh. Deepak Sharma. Usha Rani and her father stated that divorce has been granted. They have received dowry articles along with Rs.80,000/- as permanent alimony and for settlement of all disputes. They have stated that FIR in the present case be quashed as compromise has arrived due to the intervention and relations. It has been held by Hon'ble Apex Court in B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana, 2003(2), Recent Criminal Reports, 888 and a Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052 that after compromise has arrived between the parties, even non-compoundable offence can be quashed and no useful purpose will be served with continuation of the proceedings. Taking into consideration ratio of law laid down in B.S. Joshi's case (supra) and Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), the present petition is accepted. The impugned FIR along with all subsequent proceedings is quashed. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) 27-1-2009 JUDGE manju