IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M 3237 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 18.2.2009 Kamaldeep @ Kamal ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mr.GS Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Amit Kaushik, AAG, Haryana Mr.JS Lalli, Advocate for respondent Nos. 2 and 3. *** Harbans Lal, J.(Oral) This petition has been moved by Kamaldeep @ Kamal under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of FIR No.5 dated 6.1.2009, registered under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Kalanwali and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the ground of compromise. The grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of the respectables, therefore, no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings are allowed to continue. Complainant Surinder Kumar has sworn an affidavit (Annexure P-3), wherein he has stated that his sister Meenu left the house with her own free will and she has not been abducted by anybody. Now she has returned to house of her own. He as well as his sister has no objection, if the FIR in question is quashed. Meenu has sworn an affidavit (Annexure P-2), wherein she has stated that CRM No.M 3237 of 2009 (O&M) -2- she has no objection if the FIR in question is quashed. She has also made a statement in the court as under: “I am lecturer by profession. I have seen the affidavit Annexure P-2. It bears my signatures. This affidavit was got attested by me from the Notary at Sirsa on 14.1.2009. The solemn affirmations made in this affidavit are true and correct. This affidavit has not been give by me under any pressure, threat, inducement or promise from anybody.” Mr.JS Lalli, Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 and 3 has also conceded this fact. In view of the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in re: Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports (Crl.) 1052, the Court is competent to quash the proceedings on the basis of compromise. Sequelly, this petition is accepted and FIR No.5 dated 6.1.2009, registered under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Kalanwali and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. February 18, 2009 (Harbans Lal) gsv Judge