Criminal Misc.-M No.13811 of 2009 (O&M) : 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: December 08, 2009 Upinder Pal Singh & another ...Petitioners VERSUS The State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.H.S.Bhullar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.N.D.S.Mann, Addl.AG, Punjab, for the State. Mr.H.P.S.Ishar, Advocate, for the complainant. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. This order will dispose of Criminal Misc.-M Nos.13811 of 2009 (Upinder Pal Singh & another Vs. The State of Punjab & another) and 10840 of 2009 (Upinder Pal Singh Vs. The State of Criminal Misc.-M No.13811 of 2009 (O&M) : 2 : Punjab). Through Petition No.13811 of 2009 prayer is made for quashing FIR No.74 dated 9.3.2009 registered under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC at Police Station, Kharar, District Mohali. Prayer in Criminal Misc.No.10840-M of 2009 is for grant of anticipatory bail. During the pendency of proceedings, the matter was sent to the Mediation Centre. Still, the differences could not be resolved. Ultimately, the parties agreed to end this matrimonial dispute. A draft to the tune of Rs.4.50 lacs, drawn in the name of Pushvinder Kaur complainant, has already been deposited with the Registry of this court as noticed in order dated 25.11.2009. Same order is reproduced below:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in terms of the order dated 28.8.2009, a draft of Rs.4,50,000/-, drawn in the name of Pushvinder Kaur, has already been deposited with the Registry of this Court. It is also submitted that petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act is already pending before the District and Sessions Judge, Chandigarh. The parties, to the lis, shall file an application for converting that petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.” Counsel for the complainant agrees that the matter has been resolved. Even divorce petition has also been filed under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act for grant of divorce on the ground of mutual consent. The amount, which has been deposited with the Registrar of this court, is to be released to the complainant once the divorce proceedings are finalised. No useful purpose would, thus, be served in allowing the Criminal Misc.-M No.13811 of 2009 (O&M) : 3 : prosecution in FIR No.74 dated 9.3.2009 to continue. The FIR and all subsequent proceedings are accordingly quashed. Criminal Misc.-M No.13811 of 2009 is allowed. In view of quashing of the FIR, the prayer made for anticipatory bail in Criminal Misc.-M No.10840 of 2009 is rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. The complainant would be at liberty to draw this amount by moving an appropriate application before Registrar of this Court once the divorce proceedings are finalised. At this stage, counsel for the complainant says that it would be appropriate to direct that this amount be deposited in the fixed deposit in the name of Registrar of this court so that it can earn interest during the pendency of the divorce proceedings. This request is considered fair. The Registrar of this court to convert this amount into fixed deposit in his name during the pendency of divorce proceedings. The amount shall ultimately be released to respondent No.2 once the divorce proceedings are finalised. December 08, 2009 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE