IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 42831 of 2007 (O&M) Date of decision : January 15, 2009 Baljinder Singh and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. KD Sachdeva, DAG Punjab Mr. KS Sekhon, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners Baljinder Singh and Balwinder Kaur have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 140 dated 27.11.2004 registered under Sections 498-A, 406 IPC and under sections 8 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act at Police Station Ahmedgarh, District Sangrur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Jeevan Jyoti complainant who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. KS Sekhon. The petitioners are stated to be distant relations of respondent no. 2. In that Baljinder Singh is maternal uncle of her husband whereas Balwinder Kaur is wife of Baljinder Singh. On the asking of the Court, complainant-respondent no. 2 submits that the matter has been Criminal Misc. -M No. 42831 of 2007 (O&M) -2- settled amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations qua the present petitioners. In this regard, compromise deed dated 10.7.2007 Annexure P/4 is also placed on the file. She further submits that she has no objection if the aforesaid case is quashed qua the petitioners. The petitioners were earlier arrested and then released on bail and now they are appearing regularly before the trial court. In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue qua the present petitions. Moreover, it would also be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 140 dated 27.11.2004 registered under Sections 498-A, 406 IPC and under sections 8 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act at Police Station Ahmedgarh, District Sangrur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed, qua the present petitioners only. ( Pritam Pal ) January 15, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'