In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M-27280 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: November 26, 2008 Nachhatar Singh and others ... Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Amrik Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. C.S. Brar, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Lalit Pathak, Advocate for the respondent No.2. A.N. Jindal, J (oral) This is a petition for quashing the FIR No.38 dated 25.3.2008 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 420, 494, 120-B IPC at Police Station Morinda, District Rupnagar. The parties have compromised the matter and a draft for a sum of Rs.5,25,000/- drawn on State Bank of India, payable to the respondent No.2 has been handed over to her. She in her statement before this Court has also expressed no objection in quashing the FIR (Annexure P-1). In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, the continuance of the proceedings against the petitioners would amount to misuse of the process and there will be no fruitful out come thereof as due to settlement between the parties, the trial is likely to result into acquittal. Having regard to the aforesaid and drawing sustenance from the observations made in Full Bench judgment rendered in case Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052, this petition is accepted and the FIR No.38 dated 25.3.2008 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 420, 494, 120-B IPC at Police Station Morinda, District Rupnagar and the subsequent proceedings, if any, stand quashed. November 26, 2008 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge