Crl.Misc.No. M-23994 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-23994 of 2008 Date of Decision: 20 - 1 - 2009 Kulwinder Singh and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Rajinder Pal Singh Rana, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Mehardeep Singh, AAG, Punjab. Dr.Naresh Kaushik, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) The present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by Kulwinder Singh father-in-law, Baljit Kaur mother-in-law, Bikaramjit Singh brother of husband, Inderjeet Singh husband and Manjit Singh uncle of the husband for quashing of FIR No.142 dated 23.10.2007, Annexure P-1 registered at Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506, 148, 149 IPC and under Section 31 of the Protection of Woken from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Aggrieved wife has been impleaded as respondent No.2. Crl.Misc.No. M-23994 of 2008 [2] Petitioners have sought quashing of FIR on basis of compromise. Agreement/compromise has been attached as Annexure P4. Amarjit Kaur is present in Court. Dr.Naresh Kaushik, Advocate is appearing for her. She has been identified by him. Reply has also been filed by way of affidavit of respondent Amarjit Kaur. It has been stated therein that FIR was registered due to differences between the parties. Amarjit Kaur was married with Inderjeet Singh on 10.3.2007. Now on the intervention of the respectables, a compromise has been arrived at. A joint petition for mutual divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act has been filed and case is fixed for 4.6.2009. It has been further stated that Amarjit Kaur has received a sum of Rs.6 lacs in cash from family of Inderjeet Singh. She has stated in Court that FIR be quashed so that parties to the marriage can gracefully part. It has been held in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that where a compromise has been effected between the parties, continuation of proceedings will serve no useful purpose. Therefore, the impugned FIR along with all subsequent proceedings is quashed. Petition is disposed off. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) January 20, 2008. JUDGE RC