CRM No. M-24958 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-24958 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 01.12.2011 Satwinder Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Ms. Prabhjot Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Raghbir Chaudhary, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Narinder Lucky, Advocate, for respondent No.2. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Affidavit of Dr. Rajinder Kaur, respondent No.2, handed over in the Court is taken on record. Present petition is filed by the husband, father-in-law, mother- in-law as well as petitioners No.4 and 5, who are said to be mediators for settling the marriage between petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2, for quashing FIR No.41 dated 4.3.2011 under Sections 498-A/406/354/120- B IPC, Police Station City Ferozepur. Respondent No.2, duly identified by Mr. Narinder Lucky, learned counsel for respondent No.2, who is personally present in the Court, states that she is now residing with petitioner No.1 peacefully and there is no dispute between her and petitioner No.1. She further states that matter has been amicably settled by the efforts of the Mediation and CRM No. M-24958 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Conciliation Centre. Petitioner No.1, duly identified by Ms. Prabhjot Kaur, learned counsel for the petitioners, is also present before the Court. He also states that respondent No.2 is living with him and both of them have no grievance against each other. Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another, (2003) 4 SCC 675 has held that even if offences under Sections 498-A/406 are not compoundable but if same are arising out of the matrimonial dispute on the basis of amicable settlement between the parties, criminal proceedings can be quashed in the interest of justice. Since parties are residing peacefully and do not have any grievance against each other, therefore, to secure the ends of justice, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that FIR No.41 dated 4.3.2011 under Sections 498-A/406/354/120-B IPC should be quashed. Petition is allowed. FIR No.41 dated 4.3.2011 under Sections 498-A/406/354/120-B IPC, Police Station City Ferozepur, stands quashed. (Alok Singh) Judge December 01, 2011 R.S.