Criminal Misc. No. 45084-M of 2007 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 45084-M of 2007 Dated of decision : January 31, 2008 Rajbir Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of U.T., Chandigarh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Mohinder Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Jaswinder Randhawa, Advocate for respondent No.4- complainant. RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing FIR No. 140 dated July 08, 2006 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 120-B IPC and Section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act at Police Station, Sector 31, Chandigarh and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably by way of compromise which has been reduced in writing. Copy thereof is placed on record as Annexure P-2. The affidavits of Arpanpreet Kaur-complainant has also been placed on record in support of the compromise. Even petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is pending before learned District Judge, Chandigarh and next date is February 25, 2008. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. Criminal Misc. No. 45084-M of 2007 -2- **** The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by counsel for respondent no.4. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties is not disputed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 140 dated July 08, 2006 registered under Sections 406, 498-A, 120-B IPC and Section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act at Police Station, Sector 31, Chandigarh and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 31, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge