Crl. Misc. No. M –15664 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M –15664 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:- 1.9.2010 Gaurav Chadha & Anr. ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Mahipal Singh, Advocate, for Mr. O.P.Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. A.S.Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Karamjit Verma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) The petitioners – Gaurav Chadha and Smt. Neelam Chadha, have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the FIR No. 95, dated 12.4.2010, registered under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC, in Police Station Basti Jodhewal, Ludhiana, on the basis of compromise, Annexure P-2 (in fact this document is the affidavit of respondent No.2 in which she has made a deposition about the compromise entered into between her and her husband – Gaurav Chadha and petitioner No.2). Respondent No.2 put in her appearance through her counsel and admitted the factum of the compromise. Thereafter, the report of the trial Court was called if the parties have entered into any such compromise with their free will regarding the offences mentioned in the FIR and that report Crl. Misc. No. M –15664 of 2010 (O&M) -2- was to be made after recording the statements of the parties. Report of the trial Court has been received. The order of this Court was complied with and it has been mentioned in the report that the compromise has effected between the parties with their free consent and without any pressure or coercion. The offence under Section 498-A is not compoundable, but now it is well settled that the parties can entered into compromise even in respect of the offence which arises out of the matrimonial dispute and that the FIR can be quashed on the basis of such a compromise. Therefore, in view of the compromise so entered into between the parties, the above said FIR and subsequent proceedings are ordered to be quashed qua the present petitioners. The petition is disposed of accordingly. September 1, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge