Criminal Misc. No. 79928-M of 2006 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 79928-M of 2006 Dated of decision : January 10, 2008 Iqbal Singh @ Pala and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing of FIR No. 86 dated August 25, 2000 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 506 read with section 34 IPC at Police Station, Mehilpur District Hoshiarpur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that issues between the parties had already been settled as is evident from the statement made by the complainant Renu Sharma (since deceased) in the proceedings between the parties under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage by way of mutual consent where she had stated on November 7, 2005 that she undertakes to withdraw all the litigation pending against the petitioner and his parents and all disputes between the parties regarding money and dowry articles had also been settled. On the basis thereof divorce was granted to the parties vide order dated December 20, 2005 by learned District Judge, Hoshiarpur. The custody of the minor child was given to the petitioner. After divorce deceased Renu Sharma remarried Kamal Kumar @ Kumal Khan and thereafter unfortunately in an accident on September 6, 2006 she died. Keeping these facts in view especially the statement made by deceased Renu Sharma before learned District Judge, Hoshiarpur in divorce Criminal Misc. No. 79928-M of 2006 -2- *** proceeding, I do not think that any useful purpose will be served by keeping the criminal proceeding pending. Accordingly, FIR No. 86 dated August 25, 2000 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 506 read with section 34 IPC at Police Station, Mehilpur District Hoshiarpur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of. January 10, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge