IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 31805 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : January 15, 2009 Gurpreet Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. BS Baath, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. KD Sachdeva, DAG Punjab Mr. RS Ahluwalia, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 196 dated 18.9.2007 registered under Sections 406, 120-B, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Hardeep Kumar complainant, father of Charanjit Kaur, who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. RS Ahluwalia. It is suffice to say that Charanjit Kaur was married to petitioner and ultimately they could not live together because of their incompatible temperament. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 23.9.2008 Criminal Misc. -M No. 31805 of 2008 (O&M) -2- Annexure P/3 is also placed on the file. On the query of the Court, the complainant states that the matter has been settled and a sum of Rs 4,50,000/- has already been received from the petitioner in full and final settlement of the matrimonial dispute between the parties. The prosecution evidence is yet to be recorded. In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. Moreover, it would also be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 196 dated 18.9.2007 registered under Sections 406, 120-B, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed, qua the petitioner. ( Pritam Pal ) January 15, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'