IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-13188 of 2012(O&M) Decided on : 21-01-2013 Santosh Bettad and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. J.S.Hooda, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Rajiv Kwatra, Sr. DAG, Haryana MAHESH GROVER, J The petitioners pray for quashing of the FIR No.82 dated 31.3.2010 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, 323 IPC at Police Station SGM Nagar, Faridabad and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the ground that the parties have entered into a settlement. On 7.5.2012, this Court had directed the Trial Court to record the statement of all the affected persons and further record a finding as to whether the compromise has been effected voluntarily by the parties. That report has since been received alongwith copies of the statements of the affected persons which also indicates that the matter has been resolved amicably between the parties without any pressure from any quarter. Having regard to the aforesaid and the observations made by the Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab reported as 2007(3) Law Herald 2225, instant petition is accepted. Consequently, FIR No.82 dated 31.3.2010 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, 323 IPC at Police Station SGM Nagar, Faridabad and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. January 21, 2013 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge