Crl.Misc.No.M-15319 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-15319 of 2011 Date of Decision: 30 - 5 - 2011 Sumit Kapoor and others .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Amit Rawal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Amit Rana, DAG, Haryana. Mr.Mohan Singh Cheema, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.521 dated 1.8.2009 registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Karnal under Sections 406,498-A and 506 IPC. Petitioner No.1 – Sumit Kapoor was married with respondent No.2 – Anjali on 19.11.2008 at Karnal. The present petition has been filed by the husband and his parents seeking quashing of the above said FIR on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties at the instance of Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Karnal. As per terms of the compromise, the aggrieved wife was to be paid Rs.11,37,500/-. It was also Crl.Misc.No.M-15319 of 2011 [2] agreed that the parties had to file a petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage by way of mutual consent. Rs.7 lacs were paid to the aggrieved wife at the first motion in the petition filed under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act and the remaining Rs.4 lacs were to be deposited by way of F.D.R. in the Court which has to grant the divorce. Annexure P5 which contains all the details of compromise be read as a part of the present petition. The impugned FIR was lodged by complainant-respondent No.3, father of aggrieved wife Anjali. In the complaint, it was stated that the accused-petitioners had misused the Istri Dhan and committed cruelty upon aggrieved wife Anjali. Anjali-respondent No.2 is present in Court. Mr.Mohan Singh Cheema, Advocate has caused appearance for respondents No.2 and 3. He has identified Anjali – respondent No.2 who is present in Court. She has stated that she has received Rs.7 lacs and Rs.4 lacs has been deposited in Court which is to be disbursed to her after the case is decided. It is stated that next date of hearing before the Court of Additional District Judge, Karnal, which is trying petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act is 28.7.2011. Respondents No.2 and 3 have also stated that the present FIR be quashed as they had undertaken to facilitate quashing of the FIR. It has been held by the Hon'ble Apex Court in B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana, 2003(2) RCR (Criminal) 888 and a Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that if a matrimonial dispute has been resolved, no useful purpose would be served by continuing with the criminal proceedings. Crl.Misc.No.M-15319 of 2011 [3] Taking into consideration the ratio of law laid down in B.S.Joshi's case (supra) and Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), the impugned FIR along with all subsequent proceedings is quashed. Petition is accepted. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) May 30, 2011. JUDGE RC