CRM No. M-34221 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-34221 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.12.2009 Nishant and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Anuj Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.362 dated 22nd April, 2009, under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station City, Panipat (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he be allowed to withdraw the present petition in respect of Pankaj (petitioner No.2) as he has been found innocent by the police. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn qua petitioner No.2. Complainant/respondent No.3 is present in Court and she has been duly identified by counsel for the petitioners. Respondent No.3 has filed her affidavit, which is taken on record as Mark 'A' admitting therein the factum of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at CRM No. M-34221 of 2009 2 between the parties. She states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the fact that the present FIR is regarding a matrimonial dispute, the State would not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE December 16, 2009 'rajpal'