IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-792 of 2009 Date of decision : 10.02.2009 Narinder Pal ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Padam Jain, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. Mr. Rohit Dutt, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 154 dated 22.08.2005 registered under sections 498A/323/506 IPC at police station Nurmahal, district Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) on the basis of compromise. Counsel for the petitioner as well as respondent No. 2 have pointed out that both the parties are present in Court today. They have been duly identified by their respective counsel. Learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 has stated that an affidavit has been filed on behalf of the complainant/respondent No. 2 (Rimple) in which it has been stated that petitioner and respondent No. 2 have compromised the matter and they are now living together peacefully and happily. The complainant/respondent No. 2 has further stated that she has no interest in pursuing the FIR in question and thus the same be quashed. The affidavit is taken on record as mark 'A'. Crl. Misc No. M-792 of 2009 -2- Learned State counsel has submitted that in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, an un-traced report has already been prepared. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.), 1052. Resultantly the present petition is allowed, the FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 10.02.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE