CRM No.M-15123 of 2011 (O&M) - 1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M-15123 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 05.07.2011 Simarjit Singh and another …Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI -.- Present: Mr. Kamal Narula, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rajinder Mathur, A.A.G., Punjab. Mr. Naveen Kumar, Advocate for the respondent No.2 – complainant. AJAY TEWARI, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the F.I.R. No.789 dated 12.10.2008 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 109 IPC at Police Station Kotwali, District Bathinda on the basis of compromise. The complainant – respondent No.2 appeared through counsel and filed her reply by way of affidavit admitting the factum of CRM No.M-15123 of 2011 (O&M) - 2- compromise and stating that the matter has been compromised with the petitioners and that the parties have now moved an application for divorce by mutual consent and now she is having no objection if the FIR in question with consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed qua petitioners. Respondent No.2 –complainant is pres- ent in Court and has identified by her counsel. The compromise is voluntarily and without any pressure. Broad guidelines have been laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another reported in 2007(3) R.C.R. (Crl.) 1052 for quashing the prosecution when parties enter into compromise. Consequently, this petition is allowed and the F.I.R. No.789 dated 12.10.2008 is quashed qua the petitioners. ( AJAY TEWARI ) July 05, 2011 JUDGE ashish