Criminal Misc. No. 4509-M of 2008 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 4509-M of 2008 Date of decision : February 28, 2008 Vikrant Soni and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr.Baljinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. J.S. Bhuller, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 1 Mr. Harcharan Singh, Advocate for respondent no. 2/complainant. 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 FIR No. 139 dated September 15, 2006 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 148 and 149 IPC at Police Station, Nurmahal, 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-1. As per terms of the compromise, an amount of Rs. 6,85,000/- have been paid to respondent No. 2/complainant through bank draft bearing Nos. 043786 dated January 22, 2008 amounting to Rs. 3,00,000/- drawn at Central Bank of India, Sunder Nagar, No. 834672 dated January 23, 2008 amounting to Rs. 70,000/- drawn at Punjab National Bank, Bilaspur, No. 291893 dated January 23, 2008 amounting to Rs. 15,000/- drawn at State Bank of Patiala and No. 0437801 dated January 24, 2008 amounting to Rs. Criminal Misc. No. 4509-M of 2008 -2- *** 3,00.000/- drawn at Central Bank of India. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for grant of divorce is fixed for February 29, 2008 before the learned District Judge, Jalandhar and respondent no. 2 undertakes that aforesaid drafts will be encashed after grant of the divorce. 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 the learned counsel for respondent no. 2/complainant. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 139 dated September 15, 2006 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 148 and 149 IPC at Police Station, Nurmahal, District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petitions are disposed of accordingly. February 28, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge