CRM No. M-30334 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-30334 of 2009 Date of Decision: 09.12.2009 Baljit Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Ms. Sukhpreet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G., Punjab for the respondent-State. Mr. Sachin Jain, Advocate for the complainant. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for seeking quashment of FIR No.293 dated 19.11.2008 under Sections 498-A/406 IPC and Sections 5 and 31 of the Domestic Violence Act registered at Police Station Shahkot. The petitioner Baljit Singh was married to respondent No.2 on 08.03.2006. During the pendency of the bail application filed by petitioner No.1 before this Court vide Criminal Misc. No.1545-M of 2009, which came up for hearing on 17.08.2009, the matter was compromised and it was agreed that Rs.5 lacs shall be deposited by the petitioner in the Registry of this Court as full and final settlement. It is CRM No. M-30334 of 2009 2 also stated that the money has since been deposited. The matter having been compromised, the respondent no.2 has no objection, if the said FIR is quashed. The statement of respondent No.2 has been recorded separately. In view of the compromise having been effected before this Court and the statement made therein, the present FIR No.293 dated 19.11.2008 under Sections 498-A/406 IPC and Sections 5 and 31 of the Domestic Violence Act registered at Police Station Shahkot, arising out of a matrimonial dispute, deserves to be quashed. Accordingly, the amount of Rs.5 lacs ordered to be deposited before the Registry of this Court vide order dated 17.08.2009 passed in Criminal Misc. No.1545-M of 2009, is ordered to be released to respondent No.2 forthwith. Disposed off accordingly. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 09.12.2009 JUDGE gurpreet