IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.31054 -M of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : MARCH 05, 2010 RANJIT SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Ms. GK Mann, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. Mr. KS Sandhu, Advocate, for respondent No.2. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed for quashing of case FIR No.166 dated 17.11.2006 under Sections 406, 498-A, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Qualian, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was married to Amarjit Kaur. Certain disputes arose between the husband and wife, whereupon the FIR came to be lodged at the instance of respondent No.2-Balwant Singh, father of Amarjit Kaur. All the disputes have been settled. The petitioner and Amarjit Kaur are, now, divorced. Amarjit Kaur, in fact, has remarried and is living happily in her matrimonial home. Learned counsel for respondent No.2, on instructions from Criminal Misc. No.31054 -M of 2009 2 Balwant Singh (respondent No.2), who is present in court, states that respondent No.2 does not want to prosecute the petitioner. I have considered the issue. Since the affected person/victim-Amarjit Kaur herself is, now, remarried, continuance of these proceedings would not serve any purpose, rather, it shall disturb her matrimonial life. Respondent No.2, as identified by his counsel, is present in court, and states that he does not want to continue to prosecute the petitioner, in the interest of peace and harmony. In view of the above, the petition is allowed. FIR No.166 dated 17.11.2006 under Sections 406, 498-A, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Qualian, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings are hereby quashed. March 05, 2010 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE