Crl. Misc. No. M 1790 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M 1790 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.5.2010 Satwinder Singh and others .........Petitioners vs State of Punjab & ors .......Respondents CORAM: - HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present: - Mr. A.S. Manaise, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Raghubir Chaudhary, Sr. DAG, Punjab Ms. Ravinder Kaur, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3. .......... GURDEV SINGH, J (Oral) Heard. The petitioners Satwinder Singh, Nirmal Singh, Bimal Kaur and Arjinder Kaur have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr. P.C. invoking inherent jurisdiction of this Court for quashing of FIR No. 51 dated 3.5.2005 (Annexure P-1) registered at Police Station Kahnuwan, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of the compromise effected between the parties and the statement (Annexure P-2) made by respondent No. 3 before the District Judge, Gurdaspur in the petition filed under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, recorded in judgment dated 1.12.2009 (Annexure P-3). On notice of motion having been issued, replies have Crl. Misc. No. M 1790 of 2010 -2- been filed by respondents No. 1 and 2 along with an Affidavit of respondent No. 3 (Annexure R-1). The above-said FIR was got registered by respondent No. 2-Chain Singh, who is the father of respondent No. 3-Malkiat Kaur in which the statement was made regarding the curelty and harassment meted out to respondent No.3. All the respondents have admitted the factum of compromise in their replies/affidavit. The report of the trial Court was called for if the parties have entered into such a compromise and if so what were the terms thereof. Report of the Presiding Officer has been received. It has been submitted that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and they have entered into a compromise (Ex. C-I). Though there is no specific mention of the quashing of the FIR in that compromise, yet it can be inferred therefrom and the statements of the parties recorded before the trial Court that the matter has already been settled between the parties. In view of the compromise, so entered, between the parties, the above said FIR and all the subsequent proceedings are ordered to be quashed. Petition is disposed of accordingly. (GURDEV SINGH) JUDGE 12.5.2010 preeti Crl. Misc. No. M 1790 of 2010 -3-