IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8410 of 2009 Date of decision : July 27, 2009 Dharmendra Bhardwaj and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Padamkant Dwivedi, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Ms. Poonam Tara, Advocate for Mr. Dheeraj Bali, Advocate, for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Dharmendra Bhardwaj and his mother have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 107 dated 17.9.2004, under sections 452, 323, 506 read with section 34 IPC, Police Station Sub Division No. 8, Ludhiana, in view of compromise (Annexure P/2) effected with respondent No. 2- complainant. Learned counsel for complainant-respondent no. 2 states that compromise (Annexure P/2) has been effected between the parties and the same has also been complied with and therefore, respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the impugned FIR. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. Criminal Misc. No. M-8410 of 2009 -2- In the instant case, FIR is result of marital discord between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 i.e. husband and wife. Their marriage has since been dissolved by mutual consent pursuant to compromise. Thus, marital discord has come to an end. Claim of respondent no. 2 has already been satisfied. It is, accordingly a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 107 dated 17.9.2004, under sections 452, 323, 506 read with section 34 IPC, Police Station Sub Division No. 8, Ludhiana is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) July 27, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'