Compounding App. 1157 / 09 In C-482 No. 818 of 2009 Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Parikshit Saini, Advocate present for the petitioner. Mr. Prabhakar Joshi, Brief Holder present for respondent No. 1. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate present for respondents No. 2 and 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner, who is complainant, has sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 2336 of 2009 (arisen out of Crime No. 98 of 2003); State Vs. Manjit Singh and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498-A, 419, 420, 468, 469, 471, 506 of I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, police station Dalanwala, District Dehradun, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner Monita Kaur Sabharwal is complainant of the criminal case, which has arisen out of the matrimonial discord. It is pleaded on behalf of the petitioner that parties to the matrimony have already compromised the matter after amicable settlement. In the circumstances, the petitioner / complainant does not want to prosecute the respondents No. 2 and 3 / accused. In this connection, an Application No. 1157 of 2009, is also filed alongwith the affidavit. In view of principle of law laid down in B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana (2003) 4 Supreme Court Cases 675, this petition deserved to be allowed. The petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is allowed. The criminal proceedings of the aforesaid criminal case are hereby quashed. (Application No. 1157 of 2009 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 18.03.2010 HN