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Saurath Dayanand Shetty v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Bombay HC28 Mar 2019APL/151/2019

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What is this about?

A Bombay High Court Criminal Appeal Court allowed an application to quash an FIR. The court quashed the proceedings after the parties amicably settled their property dispute and the injured parties consented. Costs were imposed on the applicant for judicial and police resources.

What did the court decide?

FIR bearing C.R. No.15 of 2019 quashed; Applicant to pay costs of Rs. 5,000 to Tata Memorial Hospital.

Saurath Dayanand Shetty Vs the State of Maharashtra and Ors. — Property and Title | Bombay HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.151 of 2019

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Saurath Dayanand Shetty .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents

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Mr. N.S. Mundargi for the applicant. Mr.A.D. Kamkhedkar, APP for the State. Mr.Agastya Desai for respondent no.2. Mr.Gaurav Thote for respondent nos.3 and 4.

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CORAM: SHRI RANJIT MORE &

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SMT. BHARATI H.DANGRE, JJ.

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DATED : 28^th MARCH 2019

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P.C:-

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1 Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for respondent no.2 and the learned APP for the State.

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2 The applicant has approached this Court for invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to quash the FIR bearing C.R. No.15 of 2019 registered at the instance of respondent no.2 with Khalapur Police Station for an offence punishable under sections 279, 337 of the IPC and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

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3 Pending investigation, parties settled their dispute amicably and they have no objection for quashing the subject FIR by consent. The First Informant as well as respondent nos.3 and 4 - the injured persons have filed separate affidavits dated 28^th March 2019. In paragraph no.4, they have stated that they have no objection to quash the subject FIR out of free will and without there being any pressure or coercion. The respondent nos.2 to 4 are personally present in the Court.

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8 The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Narinder

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Singh vs. State of Punjab¹ has observed thus :-

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“14. As to under what circumstances the criminal proceedings in a non-compoundable case be quashed when there is a settlement between the parties, the Court provided the following guidelines : “Where the High Court quashes a criminal proceedings having regard to the facts that the dispute between the offender and the victim has been settled although the offences are not compoundable, it does so as in its opinion, continuation of criminal proceedings will be an exercise in futility and justice in the case demands that the dispute between the parties is put to an end and peace is restored; securing the ends of justice being the ultimate guiding factor. No doubt, crimes are acts which have harmful

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1 [2014 AIRSCW 2065]

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effect on the public and consist in wrongdoing that seriously endangers and threatens the well-being of the society and it is not safe to leave the crime-doer only because he and the victim have settled the dispute amicably or that the victim has been paid compensation, yet certain crimes have been made compoundable in law, with or without the permission of the Court.”

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In the light of the aforesaid observations we have noted that the two rival parties have amicably settled dispute between them buried the hatchet, and since the complainant has been adequately compensated by the applicant and has also received the entire compensation, we are of the opinion that the FIR is liable to be quashed.

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9 In the backdrop of above facts and circumstances

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and especially in view of law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Narinder Singh (supra), we find that no purpose would be served by keeping the criminal proceedings pending except burdening the criminal Courts which are already overburdened. In that view of the matter and in the interests of

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justice, the criminal proceedings are required to be quashed. However, at the same time, costs need to be saddled on the parties for putting into motion the police and judicial mechanism for settling their personal disputes.

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10 Accordingly, the Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) subject to payment of costs of R.5,000/- by the applicant to the account of Tata Memorial Hospital within a period of two weeks from today. The applicant shall pay the said costs and produce the receipt thereof on the file of this Court within a period of four weeks from today, failing which, the aforesaid order allowing the Application would automatically stand recalled.

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(SMT. BHARATI H. DANGRE, J.)

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(RANJIT MORE, J.)

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