IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 28387 of 2009(O&M) Date of Decision: May 14, 2010. Harmandeep Kaur @Rita ...... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others. ...... RESPONDENTS CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. G.S.Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. Ms. Manpreet Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.2. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No.10, dated 13.01.2008, under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 read with Sections 109/420 IPC registered at Police Station Nathana, District Bathinda, and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise, having been entered into between the parties. CRM No.M-28387 of 2009 I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record. It has been stated by learned counsel for the parties that matter has been settled due to intervention of relatives and friends. Respondent No.2 – complainant also appeared in person with her counsel admitting the factum of compromise and stating that she is having no objection if the FIR and consequential proceedings are quashed. She has also filed affidavit in this regard. Affidavit of respondent No.3 – Rajinder Kaur @Sonia is already on record. It has also been stated that petition filed by co- accused has already been accepted by coordinate Bench of this Court and FIR qua them has been quashed by order dated 18.05.2009, Annexure P3. 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 v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Since the parties have amicably settled the matter and compromise has been effected between them due to intervention of the relatives and friends, the present petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 10, dated 13.01.2008, under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 read with Sections 109/420 IPC registered at Police Station Nathana, District Bathinda alongwith all consequential proceedings qua petitioner – Harmandeep Kaur @Rita is, hereby, quashed. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) May 14, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 2 CRM No.M-28387 of 2009 3