Crl. Misc. No.M-19009 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-19009 of 2008 Date of Decision: September 10, 2010 Savneet Singh and others …..Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.P.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Abhishekh Chautala, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Ashutosh Hoshiarpuri, Advocate for respondent No.2. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 217 dated October 24, 2006 under Sections 406/498-A IPC, Police Station Division No.8, Jalandhar. The said FIR was registered at the instance of respondent No.2- Manveen Kaur daughter of Kanwaljit Singh alleging that she had been Crl. Misc. No.M-19009 of 2008 [2] maltreated by her husband and his family members. The marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce. Manveen Kaur was asked to appear before the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar. The said Court was directed to record the statements of parties with regard to matter having been compromised. A report has been received to the effect that statements have been recorded and matter has been compromised. Pursuant to the complainant having obtained divorce by mutual consent from petitioner No.1, I am satisfied that no useful purpose will be served by permitting the continuation of the proceedings on the basis of the prosecution launched at the instance of complainant- respondent No.2. Taking into consideration the judgment of the Apex Court in B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another, 2003 (2) RCR (Crl.) 888, and Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.) 1052, petition is allowed. FIR No. 217 dated October 24, 2006 under Sections 406/498-A IPC, Police Station Division No.8, Jalandhar and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. September 10, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE