Manoj And Others v. State Of Haryana And Another

CRM-M No. 3693 of 2016 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM-M No. 3693 of 2016 Date of decision : 23.9.2016 Manoj and others .........Petitioners v.

State of Haryana and another ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present :

Mr. Vikramjeet Singh, Advocate, for Mr. Aman Pal, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Anmol Malik, AAG, Haryana Mr. Rajender Helwa, Advocate, for respondent No. 2 --- Ritu Bahri, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 226 dated 7.6.2014, under Sections 498A and 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Sampla, District Rohtak (Annexure P-1) on the basis of compromise dated 25.9.2015 (Annexure P-2).

Respondent No.2 got married with petitioner No.1 on 6.2.2013. Due to some tempramental differences, both the parties could not live together as husband and wife. The relationship between them became strained, which resulted into registration of the present FIR. However, the matter has now been amicably settled between the parties with the intervention of friends, elders and respectable, vide compromise deed dated 25.9.2015 (Annexure P-2).

During the course of preliminary hearing, the trial Court was GAURAV ARORA 2016.10.03 10:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M No. 3693 of 2016 -2directed to record the statements of all the concerned parties, with regard to the genuineness and validity or otherwise of the compromise deed by way of order dated 27.4.2016 by this Court.

In compliance of order dated 27.4.2016, learned learned trial Court has submitted the report vide letter dated 26.5.2016, which indicates that parties appeared before it and got recorded their respective statements with regard to validity of compromise. As per the report, compromise arrived at between the parties is genuine and without any pressure or coercion from any corner. Now no dispute is pending between the parties.

Consequently, in view of above said report and in view of the judgments of the Hon'ble Suprpeme Court in Dr. Arvind Barsaul etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh and another, 2008(2) RCR (Criminal) 910; "Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab, 2008(2) RCR (Criminal) 429", and the law laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in the case of "Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052", no useful purpose would be served in prolonging the litigation. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. FIR No. 226 dated 7.6.2014, under Sections 498A and 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Sampla, District Rohtak (Annexure P-1) is quashed on the basis of compromise dated 25.9.2015 (Annexure P-2) and all the criminal proceedings arising out of the said FIR also stands quashed.

(RITU BAHRI) JUDGE 23.9.2016 G Arora GAURAV ARORA 2016.10.03 10:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document