Crl.Misc.No.M-5379 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-5379 of 2010. Decided on: March 23, 2010. Kewal Krishan .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others .. Respondents * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Dinesh Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Punjab. Mr.Manish Kumar Singla, Advocate, for respondent No.2. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.97 dated 31.03.2005, under Sections 498-A, 406, and 506 IPC, registered at Police Station, Sunam, District Sangrur, on the basis of compromise. The said FIR was registered at the instance of respondent No.2, alleging that the petitioner had treated her with cruelty and misappropriated the dowry articles. The parties have now entered into a compromise. An application under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, has been filed by the petitioner-respondent No.2. The complainant-respondent No.2 is present in the Court. She has stated that as per the terms of the . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-5379 of 2010 compromise entered into between the parties, she has received a sum of Rs.90,000/- today in the Court which was to be paid by/on 31.03.2010, besides another sum of Rs.90,000/- received by her at the time of filing of the petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act. Respondent No.2 has also stated that she does not want to pursue the criminal proceedings against the petitioner. Taking into consideration the judgments in cases B.S.Joshi & Others Vs. State of Haryana & another, 2003 (2) RCR (Crl.), Page-888, and Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.), Page-1052, and the other circumstances existing, I do not find any reason not to permit the parties to compromise the matter and quash the proceedings. The petition is allowed. FIR No.97 dated 31.03.2005, under Sections 498-A, 406, and 506 IPC, registered at Police Station, Sunam, District Sangrur, and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. The Investigating Agency will return the articles recovered during the course of investigating to respondent No.2 on her filing an application before the Investigating Officer. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE March 23, 2010. rka . . . 2