Criminal Misc.No. M-14126 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M-14126 of 2010 Date of decision:- 26.5.2010 Harpreet Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. Kulwant Singh Dhanora, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent No.1-State. Mr. T.P.S. Bhatti, Advocate for respondent No.2-complainant. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing of FIR No.280 dated 15.10.2008, under Sections 498-A,406,323,324,506,148 and 149 IPC, registered at Police Station Payal, District Ludhiana (Annexure P- 1) on the basis of compromise. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the parties that the dispute between the parties is of matrimonial in nature and that the same has been amicably settled due to intervention of respectable persons and relatives from both the sides and that statement in this regard has already been made by respondent No.2-complainant before the District Judge, Ludhiana in proceedings under Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act (Annexure P-2). Respondent No.2- complainant also appeared through counsel and filed her short reply by way of affidavit admitting the factum of compromise and stating that she is having no objection if the FIR and consequential proceedings are quashed. In appropriate cases FIR can be quashed on the basis of Criminal Misc.No. M-14126 of 2010 -2- compromise by exercising power under Section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. In view of the fact that the dispute between the parties is of matrimonial in nature and that the same has been settled due to intervention of respectable persons and relatives from both the sides, hence, in the interest of harmonious relations between the parties, the present petition is accepted and FIR No.280 dated 15.10.2008, under Sections 498-A,406,323,324,506,148 and 149 IPC, registered at Police Station Payal, District Ludhiana alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed qua petitioners- Harpreet Singh, Gurdial Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Balwinder Kaur and Kirna. The petition is disposed of. May 26, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE