Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-29720 of 2011(O&M) --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-29720 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: November 14, 2011 Gurcharan @ Bittu and another ....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana and another ....RESPONDENT(S) ***** CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Gaurav Jain, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. B.S. Saini, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, for respondent No.1. Mr. Jitender Nara, Advocate along with respondent No.2. ***** AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.418 dated 08.10.2008 under Sections 406, 498- A, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Fatehabad, District Fatehabad (Annexure P-1) and all other subsequent proceedings thereto, in view of compromise/settlement arrived at between the parties through Mediation and Conciliation Centre of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh in Mediation Case No.345 of 2010 in FAO No.M-6 of 2011 titled as Gurcharan Vs. Neelam Rani (Annexure P-2). Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-29720 of 2011(O&M) --2-- 2. Reply of Jadgish Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police (City), Fatehabad on behalf of respondent No.1 has been filed in Court today. The same is taken on record. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner contends that on account of matrimonial dispute, the FIR came to be lodged by respondent No.2. Disputes have been settled and the parties have already decided to get a decree of divorce by mutual consent. A sum of `30,000/- has already been given to respondent- complainant. 4. A sum of `30,000/- has been handed over to the respondent-complainant in Court today alongwith no objection certificate with regard to motor cycle bearing Registration No. HR23-C-3009. 5. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 who is accompanied by respondent No.2, states that parties have settled the dispute by way of compromise. A sum of `60,000/- has already been received by respondent-complainant in settlement of all her rights arising out of matrimony. Even the no objection certificate with regard to motor cycle which is already in possession of the respondent, has been received. 6. Considering the fact that the criminal case is on account of matrimonial discord; the disputes have been settled; and the respondent-complainant is satisfied with the amount received from the petitioner, it would be in the interest of peace and harmony to allow the petition. 7. In view of the above, the petition is allowed. FIR Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-29720 of 2011(O&M) --3-- No.418 dated 08.10.2008 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 406, 498- A, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Fatehabad, District Fatehabad is hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) JUDGE November 14, 2011 sonika 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?