Criminal Misc. No. M-32270 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-32270 of 2008 Date of Decision: 4.3.2009 Satish Kumar Tuteja …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Anand Kumar Bishnoi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Amit Khatkar, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for respondent No.1-State. Respondent No.2 in person. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Affidavit filed by respondent No.2-Sushma Tuteja alias Sushma Chuttani is taken on record. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of case FIR No. 246 dated 7.11.2007 registered at Police Station SGM Nagar, District Faridabad, under Sections 406, 498- A, 323, 506 & 34 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that after lodging of the FIR, parties have obtained a decree of divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act by way of mutual consent. It has been submitted that Rs.4,50,000/- were paid to respondent No.2-aggrieved wife by the Criminal Misc. No. M-32270 of 2008 2 petitioner-husband. Sushma Tuteja alias Sushma Chuttani who is present in the Court has also filed an affidavit that since the amount has been received and decree of divorce by way of mutual consent has been granted, she has no objection to quashing of FIR as it was agreed between the parties that she will facilitate quashing of the FIR. Virender Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Police Station SGM Nagar, Faridabad, is present in the Court to assist counsel for the State. He has identified respondent No.2-Sushma Tuteja alias Sushma Chuttani, who is present in the Court. Respondent No.2-Sushma Tuteja alias Sushma Chuttani has stated that in view of the compromise arrived between the parties, the present FIR be quashed. It has been held in B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana 2003 (2) RCR (Criminal) 888 that compromise not only promotes peace in the society but also saves parties from litigation. The view has been further reiterated by a Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052. In view of the law laid down in B.S.Joshi's case (supra) and Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), keeping in view the compromise arrived at between the parties, and the statement made by respondent No.2-estranged wife, present petition is accepted and impugned FIR along with all consequential proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 4, 2009 “DK”