IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. M No. 1245 of 2009 Date of Decision: February 20, 2009 Charandeep Singh ...........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..........Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai,Assistant Advocate General, Punjab Mr.Veneet Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2 ** Sabina, J. Petitioner -Charandeep Singh has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of FIR No. 90 dated 19.10.2006 under Sections 406,498-A the Indian Penal Code (`IPC' for short) registered at Police Station `D' Division Amritsar on the basis of compromise between the parties dated 7.12.2007 (Annexure P2). The marriage between the petitioner and respondent was solemnized on 2.9.2004 and due to differences, the parties could not pull on together. The marriage between the parties was dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The parties have arrived at a compromise with the intervention of the friends and relatives (Annexure P2) Respondent No.2-Rajwinder Kaur, who is present in person along with her counsel, has placed on record reply by way of an affidavit, wherein it has been stated that she has no objection, if the FIR in question is Crl. Misc. M No. 1245 of 2009 -2- quashed. As per the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, High Court has power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allow the compounding of non-compoundable offence and quash the prosecution where the High Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. This power of quashing is not confined to matrimonial disputes alone. Since the parties have arrived at a compromise, in order to live in peace, no useful purpose would be served by proceeding further with the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. FIR No. 90 dated 19.10.2006 registered at Police Station `D' Division under Sections 406, 498-A IPC alongwith all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed . ( Sabina ) Judge February 20, 2009 arya