Rahul Kamalkumar Jain and Another. v. State of Mah. Thr. Officer-in-Charge of Ps, Hudkeshwar Tah. and Dist. Nagpur and Another.
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR on ground of amicable compromise between private parties; offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 504, 506 r/w Section 34 IPC (cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, intentional insult); parameters of Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2014(6) SCC 466 applied; compromise deed dated 22/08/2023 duly signed and notarised; joint affidavit filed; conditional quashing subject to Rs. 20,000 costs deposit; Crime No. 0519 of 2023, P.S. Hudkeshwar, Nagpur; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, decided 05/02/2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:2364-DB.
What did the court decide?
Criminal application allowed; offence registered against the applicants vide Crime No. 0519 of 2023 under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 504, 506 r/w Section 34 IPC quashed and set aside, subject to joint deposit of Rs. 20,000/- as costs by the parties within two weeks in the Public Welfare Account (Union Bank of India, High Court, Civil Lines, Nagpur); pending applications disposed of; rule made absolute in the aforesaid terms with no orders as to costs.