CRM No. M-826 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-826 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 18.03.2009 Prabhjeet Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.K. Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr. A.P. Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rajan Gupta, J. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.192 dated 18.10.2004, under Sections 406 & 498-A IPC, registered at Police Station Haibowal, Ludhiana (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. Both the counsel have stated that the petitioners have already got a decree of divorce in proceedings under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act. Complainant/respondent No.2 is present in Court. She is duly identified by her counsel. She has filed an affidavit, which is taken on record as Mark 'A' admitting therein the factum of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. She states that she has CRM No. M-826 of 2009 2 no objection if the present FIR is quashed. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings, which would be a futile exercise. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE March 18, 2009 'rajpal'