The High Court of Rajasthan allowed a Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash an FIR and consequential proceedings. The court deemed it just and proper to grant the prayer based on the settled compromise between the parties.
FIR No.25/2021 dated 3.2.2021 and consequential criminal proceedings are quashed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
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Versus
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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. D.S. Naruka For Respondent(s) : Mr. Chandragupt Chopra, PP Mr. Shivraj Chauhan
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARENDRA SINGH DHADDHA
Order
12/07/2021
This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.25/2021 dated 3.2.2021 registered at Police Station Bandar Sindari, District Ajmer for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 307 and 143 IPC and consequential criminal proceeding.
Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the complainant submitted that compromise has been arrived
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between the parties and they have settled their dispute. So, criminal proceedings pending between them, be set aside.
Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner.
Learned counsel for the complainant acknowledging the factum of compromise between the parties and submitted that he has no objection if the FIR in question and consequential criminal proceeding are quashed.
Heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the record.
A perusal of the material on record shows that the dispute between the parties has amicably been settled by them. In view of compromise and the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court of India in cases of Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466 , this Court deems it just and proper to quash the FIR in question and consequential criminal proceeding.
Resultantly, this criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed. The FIR No.25/2021 dated 3.2.2021 registered at Police Station Bandar Sindari, District Ajmer for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 307 and 143 of IPC and consequential criminal proceedings are quashed.
(NARENDRA SINGH DHADDHA),J
Brijesh 56.
3 issues framed by the court
Whether to quash FIR No.25/2021 and consequential criminal proceedings following a compromise between parties.
Whether the dispute between parties has been amicably settled.
Whether to apply legal precedents regarding quashing of criminal proceedings on account of compromise.
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Gian Singh Vs. State of PunjabReferred¶24
_Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303_ · Who else cites this
Narinder Singh Vs. State of PunjabReferred¶24
_Narinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466_ · Who else cites this
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Choturam S/o Panchuram Gurjar, Included: Suresh S/o Chotu, Bholuram S/o Harchand
State Of Rajasthan
Bhagchand S/o Shri Shivraj
Mohan S/o Surajmal
Narendra Singh Dhaddha
As recorded by the court registry
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