CRM No. M-26804 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-26804 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.12.2009 Shamsher Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. OP Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. Naresh Kaushik, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.298 dated 20th August, 2003, registered under Sections 406, 498-A IPC at Police Station Division No.6, Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. Affidavit of complainant/respondent No.2 has been filed in court, which is taken on record as Mark 'A' admitting therein the factum of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. According to the affidavit, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the CRM No. M-26804 of 2009 2 fact that the present FIR is regarding a matrimonial dispute, the State would not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE December 16, 2009 'rajpal'