IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-23089 of 2008 Date of decision : October 20, 2009 Sukhdarshan Singh alias Darshan Singh and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. GS Kaura, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Kamal Narula, Advocate for respondent nos. 2 and 3 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Sukhdarshan Singh alias Darshan Singh and Paramjit Kaur alias Rani have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 141 dated 16.4.2006, under sections 363, 366-A, 376, 120-B IPC, Police Station Jagraon, District Ludhiana (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise effected with respondent Nos. 2 and 3. Respondent no. 3 lodged the impugned FIR alleging that his daughter Pardeep Kaur respondent no. 2, then a minor had been kidnapped by the petitioners. Learned counsel for respondent nos. 2 and 3, on instructions from respondent nos. 2 and 3, who are also present in person in Court, states that the parties have effected compromise and that petitioner no. 1 has since married with respondent no. 2 and both of them are happily residing together as husband and wife and therefore, respondent nos. 2 and 3 have no objection to the quashing of the FIR. Criminal Misc. No. M-23089 of 2008 -2- In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of 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) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, although offences under sections 366-A and 376 IPC are also involved which are serious in nature and ordinarily this Court would be reluctant to quash FIR for the said offences on the basis of compromise only, yet there is special reason because petitioner no. 1 has since married with respondent no. 2 and both of them are now happily residing together as husband and wife. For this reason, it is a fit case in which FIR should be quashed so that the matrimonial life of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 remains smooth and they may live together in peace and harmony. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 141 dated 16.4.2006, under sections 363, 366-A, 376, 120-B IPC, Police Station Jagraon, District Ludhiana (Annexure P/1) is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) October 20, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'