IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 23543 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 12, 2008 Swaran Kaur and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. AS Khinda, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. SK Sharma, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitiones have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 120 dated 23.8.2007 registered under Sections 406, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar 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 Vandana complainant who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. SK Sharma. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed/affidavit dated 12.12.2008 is also placed on the file. 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 Criminal Misc. No. 23543 of 2008 (O&M) -2- 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. 120 dated 23.8.2007 registered under Sections 406, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 12, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'