IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 7573-M of 2006 Date of decision: 2nd March, 2009 Raj Rani and others … Petitioners Versus Manjit Kaur … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.P. Dhull, Advocate for the complainant. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present case, parties have arrived at a compromise. Prabhu @ Panni, petitioner No.2 and the complainant respondent Manjit Kaur are present in Court. They have been identified by their respective counsels and their statements have been recorded separately. It has been held by Hon'ble Apex Court in ‘B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana’ 2003 (2) RCR (Criminal) 888 and subsequently, by a Full Bench of this Court in ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that in case parties arrive at a compromise, proceedings can be quashed in case of non-bailable offence also. In view of this, it is ordered that a demand draft worth Rs.1.75 lacs shall be deposited in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaithal on 8th May, 2009. Manjit Kaur shall remain present on that date in the Court of Criminal Misc. No. 7573-M of 2006 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaithal. The draft shall be handed over to the complainant, subject to her withdrawing the complaint (Annexure P-6). The amount has been agreed also in lieu of proceedings pending under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Complainant shall also withdraw all the proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Statements of parties recorded today separately, be read as part of this order. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE March 2, 2009 rps 2