Criminal Misc.No.M-3378 of 2011(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-3378 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 09, 2011 Karamjit Singh and others ... Petitioners Versus Harjit Kaur ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Sandeep S.Majithia, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Puneet Singla, Advocate, for the respondent. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners have sought quashing of complaint No.358 dated August 04th, 2008, filed by the respondent under Sections 307, 406, 498-A read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar. By order dated February 07th, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record the statements of the parties. In compliance with the same, Additional Sessions Judge (Ad hoc) Fast Track Court, Amritsar recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. The genesis of present dispute is the matrimonial dispute. All matrimonial disputes have been amicably settled. Although, the offences are non- compoundable yet, there cannot be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Criminal Misc.No.M-3378 of 2011(O&M) [ 2 ] In view of the peculiar circumstances of this case, where the offence in question has arisen out of a matrimonial dispute and now the parties have resolved their dispute amicably, this Court accepts the petition and quashes complaint No.358 dated August 04th, 2008, under Sections 307, 406, 498-A read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. August 09, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE