Crl.M. No. M-18760 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M. No. M-18760 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 16.3.2011 ... Pankaj Sachdeva ................Petitioner vs. State of Punjab .................Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. N.S. Bains, Advocate for the petitioner Sh. Amandeep Singh Rai, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Sh. Sanjiv Manrai, Advocate for the complainant ... K.C. Puri, J. Subhash Chand Verma father of Monika Sachdeva- complainant and her counsel has stated that no draft of ` 4.30 lacs has been received by them and nor they will encash any such draft. Learned State counsel has also stated at the Bar that no draft of ` 4.30 lacs has been received during investigation. Two drafts bearing No. 032962 dated 14.3.2011 for a sum of ` 3,50,000/- and No. 032912 dated 14.3.2011 for a sum of ` 2,50,000/- in favour of Monika Sachdeva, have been handed over to Crl.M. No. M-18760 of 2010 -2- counsel for the complainant. So, in these circumstances, the interim order granted to the petitioner vide order dated 6.7.2010, is made absolute. However, the parties shall be bound by the settlement as detailed in order dated 4.3.2011. It is stated at the Bar that a petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act has been filed in Court at Bangalore, by the petitioner. Counsel for the parties have stated that the same shall be amended into petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act and the remaining amount of ` 6 lacs shall be paid when the decree under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act is passed. Parties have also stated at the Bar that they shall take steps to quash the FIR in question on the basis of compromise. The petition under Section 340 Cr.P.C. moved before the Sessions Judge, shall also be withdrawn by the complainant/respondent. The petition stands disposed of. ( K.C. Puri ) 16.3.2011 Judge chugh