Crl.M.No.33016-M of 2009 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.33016-M of 2009 Date of Order: 7.10.2010 Prabhjot Singh Grewal .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. R.S. Rai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Gautam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. Mr. R.K. Chugh, Advocate for the complainant. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C has been filed for quashing of order dated 30.9.2009 (P.4) whereby the petitioner has been declared as proclaimed offender. It is submitted that the petitioner has NRI status and is residing in Canada. On account of his matrimonial dispute with Nirmat Kaur, who is also resident of Canada, petitioner was arraigned in FIR NO.7 dated 18.6.2009 under Sections 323/406/498-A/34 IPC, P.S NRI, Moga lodged by father of said Nirmat Kaur, namely, Kartar Singh Bassi. During the course of proceedings before this Court, the parties have entered into an amicable settlement and thereby decided to resolve all their pending disputes between them. Learned counsel for the petitioner and the complainant at the Crl.M.No.33016-M of 2009 #2# time of hearing have furnished a compromise deed dated 5.10.2010, which is taken on record as Mark-A. Learned state counsel has been handed over a copy of the said compromise deed in court today. Complainant-Kartar Singh Bassi and his daughter Nirmat Kaur- wife of the petitioner are present in court and have owned up their signatures on the compromise deed and its contents. Nirmat Kaur has been handed over four drafts dated 4.10.2010 bearing Nos.034145, 372251, 824420 & 824419 respectively totalling a sum of Rs.25 lacs. Photo copies of the same have also been produced in court, which are taken on record as Mark-B (collectively). Both of them in terms of said compromise deed state that they have no objection if all the proceedings against the petitioner- husband and his family members are allowed to be dropped/quashed. In view of the aforesaid compromise, present petition is allowed and impugned order dated 30.9.2009 is set aside. October 07, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE