IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 17096 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on 06.11.2009 Veneet Dutta and another --.Petitioners Versus The State of Haryana and another --Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN PRESENT: Ms.Monika Jalota,Advocate,for the petitioners Mr.Amit Khatkar,AAG,Haryana. Mr.Navjeet Sidhu,Advocate, for the complainant. Rakesh Kumar Jain, J: (Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short,'Cr.P.C.') for quashing of FIR No. 76 dated 24.3.2009, registered under Sections 406,498A,323, 506 IPC at Police Station, Madhuban, District Karnal, on the basis of compromise dated 03.6.2009 (Annexure P2) arrived at between the parties in the Mediation Centre of this Court. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the matter has been compromised between the parties before the Mediation Centre of this Court in a Mediation Case No. 112 of 2009 in CRM CRM-M 17096 of 2009 (O&M) -2- No.12853 of 2009, in terms of which a sum of Rs.7,00,000/- (Rs.Seven lakh) which includes the permanent alimony and allowances of respondent N3o.2. has already been deposited by the husband/petitioner No.1 with the Registry of this Court. Both petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2./wife are present in Court, who have been identified by Ms. Monika Jalota Advocate and Mr.Navjeet Sidhu,Advocate respectively. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that Sections 323 and 506 of IPC are compoundable under Section 320 (1) of Cr.P.C whereas Sections 406 and 498-A of IPC are non- compoundable. Learned counsel has relied upon a Full Bench decision of this Court the case of Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) R.C.R (Criminal) 1052, to contend that even non-compoundable offences can also be compounded if the parties have decided to bury the hatchet between them by invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the law laid by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's Case (Supra), the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 76 dated 24.3.2009, registered under Sections 406,498A,323, 506 IPC at Police Station, Madhuban, District Karnal and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 06.11.2009 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge