Crl.Misc.No.M-1104 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-1104 of 2009 Date of Decision: 3 - 2 - 2009 Malkeet Singh and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Naresh Jain, Advocate for the petitiones. Mr.A.S.Brar, DAG, Punjab. Mr.S.S.Momi, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.43 dated 29.2.2008 registered at Police Station City Malout, District Muktsar under Sections 406, 498-A IPC. It has been contended that the matrimonial dispute has been resolved and the parties have effected a compromise. Copy of the FIR has been annexed as Annexure P-1. It has been stated therein that Malkeet Singh husband, Bakhshish Singh brother of the husband, Satbir Kaur wife of brother of the husband, Shaminder Kaur mother-in-law and Shaminder Singh father-in-law had caused cruelty and misappropriated the Istri Dhan. Crl.Misc.No.M-1104 of 2009 [2] During the pendency of the proceedings, a compromise has been arrived between the parties and an affidavit annexed as Annexure P-2 was sworn in by Paramjit Kaur stating that she does not want to pursue the proceedings arising out of the FIR. Counsel for the petitioners has placed on record certified copy of the judgment passed by the Presiding Officer, Lok Adalat-cum-Addl. Civil Judge (Sr.Division), Malout wherein a joint petition preferred by husband Malkeet Singh and complainant wife Paramjit Kaur under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act was accepted and divorce by way of mutual consent has been granted. Mr.S.S.Momi, Advocate has caused appearance for Paramjit Kaur complainant- aggrieved wife and stated that since matter has been resolved, complainant no longer want to pursue the criminal proceedings. It has been held by the Hon'ble Apex Court in B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana, 2003(2) RCR (Criminal) 888 and a Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that if a matrimonial dispute has been resolved, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Taking into consideration the ratio of law in B.S.Joshi's case (supra) and Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), the impugned FIR along with all subsequent proceedings is quashed. Petition stands disposed off. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) February 3, 2008. JUDGE RC