IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-1734 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 04, 2011 Rajinder Singh and others ... Petitioners Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Aayush Arora, Advocate for Mr.Anuj Raura, Advocate, for the petitioners. None for respondent - Union Territory, Chandigarh. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.170 dated September 19th, 2005, under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Sections 406, 498-A of the Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station Industrial Area, Chandigarh, on the basis of compromise. By order dated January 24th, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. had directed the Trial Court to record the statements of the parties and send a report regarding the validity of the compromise. In compliance thereof, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Chandigarh recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled and differences resolved. In view of this development, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. Thus, the petition is accepted, FIR No.170 dated September 19th, 2005, under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Sections 406, 498-A IPC, registered in Police Station Industrial Area, Chandigarh and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. August 04, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE