IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-2244 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: September 06, 2011 Manjinder Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. A.S. Bhatti, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prays for quashing FIR No.79 dated 7.7.2006 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 506, 498-A IPC registered with Police Station, Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur, on the basis of compromise, Annexure P-2. 2. Affidavit of respondent No.2, Lakhwinder Kaur has been filed in Court and the same is taken on record. Crl. Misc. No. M-2244 of 2011 [2] 3. Respondent No.2, Lakhwinder Kaur, as identified by her lawyer Mr. A.S. Bhatti, Advocate, is present in Court and states that she got the FIR lodged on account of matrimonial disputes. The disputes have been settled by way of compromise and she does not want to prosecute the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent-State contends that because the parties have entered into a compromise, the petition for quashing of FIR is not opposed. 5. Parties want to settle down in life because they have decided to seek divorce. In view of the fact that all disputes arose on account of matrimonial issues and the disputes have been settled by way of compromise, the petition is allowed. 6. FIR No.79 dated 7.7.2006 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 506, 498-A IPC registered with Police Station, Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur and consequent proceedings are hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) September 06, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?