Crl. Misc. No. M –2021 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M –2021 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:- 13.8.2010 Smt. Kanta Aggarwal & Ors. ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Y.P.Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Raghbir Chaudhary, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Karanjit Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) Heard. The petitioners – Smt. Kanta Aggarwal, Vijay Kumar Aggarwal, Jugal Kishore Aggarwal and Goldy Aggarwal, have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for quashing the FIR No. 261, dated 5.7.2009, registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC, in Police Station Civil Lines Amritsar City, District Amritsar, on the basis of compromise alleged to have been entered into with Shikha Khindri- respondent No.2/complainant, who got the said FIR lodged against them. After notice of motion was issued, respondent No.2 did put in her appearance through her counsel, but did not file any reply challenging the contentions made in the petition. Report of the Investigating Officer was called, if the parties have voluntarily entered into a compromise in respect of the occurrence Crl. Misc. No. M –2021 of 2010 (O&M) -2- mentioned in the FIR and that report was to be submitted after recording the statements of the parties. Affidavit of Mukhtiar Singh ASI, Investigating Officer has been filed. He has deposed therein that he recorded the statements of the parties and it stands proved that they have entered into a compromise with their free will without any pressure. The offence under Section 498-A IPC is not compoundable. However, that offence arises out of the matrimonial dispute between respondent No.2/complainant and the petitioners. It was held by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh & Ors VS. State of Punjab, 2007(3)RCR (Crl) 1052 that the parties can enter into compromise even in respect of those offences which are not compoundable and the FIR can be quashed on the basis of such a compromise. It is now well settled that FIR in respect of the offences arisen out of the matrimonial dispute can be quashed on the basis of compromise entered into between the parties. In view of the compromise so entered into between the complainant and the petitioners, the above said FIR and the subsequent proceedings are ordered to be quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. August 13, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge