Crl. Misc No. M-18447 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-18447 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 24.09.2009 Gurmeet Singh and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Harmanjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab for respondent No. 1-State. Ms. Amandeep Sibia, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 228 dated 21.10.2008 registered under Sections 420/406/498- A/494/120-B IPC at Police Station 'B' Division Amritsar (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. Counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 have pointed out that both the parties are present in court today. They have been duly identified by their respective counsel. An affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No. 2 in the court today and the same is taken on record as Mark 'A'. In the affidavit it has been stated that petitioners and respondent No. 2 have compromised the matter. Respondent No. 2 has Crl. Misc No. M-18447 of 2009 2 further stated that she has no objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings be quashed. A certified copy of the order passed by the Presiding Officer, Lok Adalat-cum-District Judge, Amritsar dated 22.08.2009 (Annexure R-1) has also been placed on record wherein a joint petition preferred by husband Gurmit Singh and complainant wife Jasleen Kaur under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act was accepted and divorce by way of mutual consent has been granted. Learned counsel for the State submits that the entire dispute being matrimonial in nature, State has no objection if the FIR in question be quashed. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.), 1052. Resultantly the present petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom stand quashed. 24.09.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE