Criminal Misc. No. 810-M of 2008 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 810-M of 2008 Dated of decision : January 22, 2008 Manjit Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Mohd. Yusuf, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent no.1. Mr. Parvez Akhtar, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing of FIR No. 32 dated February 18, 2002 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 313 IPC at Police Station, Division No. 6, Jalandhar District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably by way of compromise which has been reduced in writing. Copy thereof is placed on record as Annexure P-2. Even the divorce has already been granted vide order dated January 8, 2007 in a petition filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by counsel for respondent no.2. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties is not disputed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Criminal Misc. No. 810-M of 2008 -2- *** Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.32 dated February 18, 2002 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 313 IPC at Police Station, Division No. 6, Jalandhar District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 22, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge