ORDER

Gurvinder SINGH GILL, J. (Oral). - The petitioners have approached this Court seeking quashing of FIR No.165, dated 29.6.2021, Police Station Model Town, District Hoshiarpur, under Section 306 IPC (Annexure P-l) on the basis of compromise.

2. Today at the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that apart from the grounds of compromise, he may also be permitted to canvas his grounds for quashing of FIR on merits as well.

3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners.

4. A perusal of the FIR would show that the same was lodged by father of the deceased Avtar Chand. It is alleged that Avtar Chand was married to Neelam Devi (petitioner No.1) about 14 years back. It is further alleged that about 2 months back, differences had cropped up between Avtar Chand and his wife Neelam Devi because she used to unnecessarily doubt that Avtar Chand was having illicit relations with some lady on account of which they often used to quarrel. It is further alleged that Neelam Devi also used to provoke her parents, sister and brother-in-law upon which her father Pakhar Singh, mother Satya Devi had visited their house several times and instead of pacifying the matter, they