IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-26508 of 2011. Date of decision: 12.12.2011. Ramesh Kumar & another ..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. R.K. Girdhar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Palwinder Singh, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Complainant in person with Mr. Vivek Goyal, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No. 51 dated February 18th, 2010 under Sections 406 and 498A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station Kotwali, District Faridkot. Grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. Complainant has also tendered her affidavit (Annexure P-3) in this regard. Having regard to the fact that all matrimonial differences have been resolved, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioner. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No. 51 dated February 18th, 2010 under Sections 406 and 498A read with Section 34 IPC, registered in Police Station Kotwali, District Faridkot and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 12.12.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE