AMIT KUMAR ARORA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) AMIT Kumar Arora has filed the instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'the Code') for quashing of FIR No. 532 dated 29.9.2006 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 406/498A of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station City Karnal, in view of compromise effected between the parties.

(2.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner has referred to order dated 8.1.2007 (Annexure P-2) passed in Crl. Misc. No. 67735-M of 2006. Learned counsel for respondent No. 2 states that the cheque for the balance amount payable under the compromise, has since been encashed. It is also submitted that in pursuance of compromise, marriage between petitioner and respondent No. 2 has since been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. In view thereof, learned counsel for respondent No. 2 states that respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of FIR.