IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-27398 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision : 07.07.2011 Pardeep Kumar @ Rinku & another ... Petitioners versus State of Punjab & another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present: Mr. Anil Shukla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sartaj Singh Gill, DAG, Punjab. **** Mahesh Grover, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.PC for quashing of the FIR No.98 dated 30.08.2009 for the offence under Section 406/498-A IPC registered at Police Station Kotwali Nabha, District Patiala on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-1). During the course of the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, parties resolved their differences and prayed for quashing of this FIR. On 16.02.2011, this court directed the parties to appear before the trial court and get their statements recorded in support of the compromise. Trial court was also directed to send the report about the fact that such statements were not the result of any undue pressure. Subsequent thereto the parties have appeared before the learned trial court and got their statements recorded. The report has been submitted by the concerned Court, according to which, it has been submitted that the petitioner as well as respondent No.2 have got Crl. Misc. No.M-27398 of 2010(O&M) -2- recorded their statements on their own free will and they have indeed entered into a settlement. Having regard to the fact that the parties have settled their dispute, I am of the considered opinion that the present petition deserves to succeed. Consequently, keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald 2225 present petition is allowed and FIR No.98 dated 30.08.2009 registered at Police Station Kotwali Nabha Distt. Patiala and other proceedings arising therefrom are directed to be quashed. July 07, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) sonia Judge