IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-22729 of 2010 Date of Decision: 2.6.2011. Ashamdeep Singh & others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Petitioners in person with Mr. J.S. Mehndiratta, Advocate. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr. Jasmandip, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) By this petition, under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.118 dated July 17th, 2008, registered under Sections 109, 406, 498-A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), in Police Station Sadar Malout, District Muktsar on the ground that Parneet Kaur-respondent No.3 was married with Ashamdeep Singh-petitioner No.1 on November 18th, 2005. No child was born out of the wedlock. Both of them have obtained a decree of divorce by mutual consent by judgment and decree dated April 18th, 2011. Affidavit of Parneet Kaur (Annexure P- 4) has also been placed on record. Now, respondent No.2 does not want to proceed against the petitioners. Having regard to the fact that all matrimonial differences have been resolved, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. Criminal Misc. No. M-22729 of 2010 (2) In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.118 dated July 17th, 2008, registered under Sections 109, 406, 498-A and 506 IPC, registered in Police Station Sadar Malout, District Muktsar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 2.6.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE