Criminal Misc. No. M-12350 of 2011(O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-12350 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: November 15, 2011 Madan Lal ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Sudhir Nehra, Additional AG, Punjab. Ms.Sherry K.Singla, Advocate for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Madan Lal has sought quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.302 dated August 26 th, 2010 (Annexure P3) registered under Sections 323, 341, 406, 498-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Kotwali, Patiala. 2. The solitary ground taken by the petitioner is that the FIR was lodged by his wife Asha Rani – respondent No.2, on account of matrimonial dispute. The petitioner is ready to settle the matter. 3. Allegations in the FIR are that on August 24 th, 2010, Asha Rani came from her parental home after tying `Rakhi' to her brother. Petitioner and his mother caused injuries to her. Petitioner asked her as to how much amount she had brought from her parents. She told him that her brother had given Rs.1000/- to her. He felt annoyed and asked her that she should have brought Rs.10/20,000/-, which he required for his personal use. Thereafter, he gave `Danda' (stick) blows on her arms and right leg. He also caused an injury on her right eye leading to profuse bleeding. Stiches had to be given under Criminal Misc. No. M-12350 of 2011(O&M) [2] the right eye. Prior thereto also, petitioner used to give her beatings. 4. Learned counsel for the wife-respondent has also stated that complainant is not ready to compromise the matter with the petitioner. 5. Once the respondent, who was subjected to cruelty, given beatings and wrongfully restrained by the petitioner, is not ready to compromise the matter, the sole plea taken by the petitioner falls on the ground. 6. No other point was raised. 7. Hence, petition dismissed. November 15, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE