IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 30499 of 2011 Date of decision: 16.12.2011 Charanjit Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Ms. G.K. Mann, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab for the State. Mr. Manoj Sharma, Advocate for respondent No. 2. ***** RANJIT SINGH J. Kanwaljit Kaur has lodged this FIR under sections 498-A and 506 IPC at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar (Rural) on 15.03.2011. Soon thereafter, she has entered into a compromise with the petitioners, who are her husband and his family members. Copy of the compromise dated 05.05.2011 is annexed with the petition. It is stated that the complainant and petitioner No. 1., who got married in the year 1996 but could not live together on account of their temperamental differences. It is stated that they have not been able to lead happy life. Ultimately, the complainant was lodged and the FIR was registered. The respectables and relatives have intervened. The couple has settled their differences and entered into this compromise. The affidavit has also been filed by the complainant in Crl. Misc. No. M- 30499 of 2011 -2- support of the compromise. It is disclosed that this compromise has been given effect to and sum of ` 4 lakhs has been paid. Another sum of ` 2 lakhs was to be received after the final settlement and upon grant of divorce. When this case came up before this Court on 30.11.2011, it was noticed that sum of ` 2 lakhs was yet to be paid and this was deposited with the mediators. The case was adjourned so that this money could be paid to the complainant. The complainant has again come present today and submits that this amount has now been paid to her. She also confirms that divorce has also been granted on 15.12.2011 on the ground of mutual consent under Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act. Once the couple is unable to live together, no useful purpose would be served in forcing them to live together or make an effort to reconciliate. Very soon, the parties have realized and have ended this dispute by way of compromise. The case, thus, is made out for quashing the FIR in term of law laid down by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others 2007(3) RCR (Cri.) 1052. The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No. 34 dated 15.03.2011 registered under sections 498-A and 506 IPC at Police Station Ajnala is hereby quashed. December 16, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE