IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-14128 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 19, 2011 Major Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.J.S.Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Pb. for the respondent-State. Mr.H.S.Virk, Advocate for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) Reply filed on behalf of respondent No.2. By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.266 dated December 06th, 2010 (Annexure P-1), under Sections 406 & 498A of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station Rajpura, District Patiala. Grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. The complainant – respondent No.2 has also tendered her affidavit (Annexure P-2). Having regard to the fact that all matrimonial differences have been resolved, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.266 dated December 06th, 2010 (Annexure P-1), under Sections 406 & 498A IPC registered in Police Station Rajpura, District Patiala and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. July 19, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE