IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 25060 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 09, 2008 Gurjit Singh Minhas ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. SPS Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. Kewal Singh, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) The petitioner has brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 353 dated 14.12.2005 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 420, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station City Moga and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Satjinder Kaur complainant who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. Kewal Singh. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed/affidavit dated 2.8.2008 Annexure P/2 is also placed on the file. It is also stated by learned counsel for the parties that it has also been agreed between the parties that the decree of divorce would be sought Criminal Misc. No. 25060 of 2008 (O&M) -2- jointly by way of mutual consent from the competent court of law in due course. The prosecution evidence is yet to be recorded. In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. It would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 353 dated 14.12.2005 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 420, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station City Moga and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 09, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'