IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-22922 of 2009 Date of decision : 09.10.2009 Sunita Seth and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Hitesh Pandit, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, DAG Punjab for respondent No. 1-State. Mr. Munish Behl, Advocate with Mr. Vaneet Soni, Advocate for the complainant/respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 206 dated 22.09.2004 registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC at Police Station Jodhewal, Ludhiana (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 20.05.2009 (Annexure P-2). Counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 have pointed out that both the parties are present in court today. They have been duly identified by their respective counsel. An affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No. 2 in court today which is taken on record as mark 'A'. In the affidavit, respondent No. 2 has admitted the factum of compromise dated 20.05.2009 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between her and the petitioners and further stated that she has no objection if the FIR and all Crl. Misc No. M-22922 of 2009 -2- consequential proceedings arising therefrom be quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in case there is compromise arrived at between the parties, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.), 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 09.10.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE