Pushpendra Rathore @ Bittu Banna S/O Shri Ajit Rathore, v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench; Justice Sameer Jain; decided 08/05/2025; CRLMP 8281/2024. Petitioners Pushpendra Rathore @ Bittu Banna and Vaibhav Sharma (counsel Narendra Singh Gurjar) sought quashing of FIR No. 232/2024, P.S. Shivdaspura, Jaipur City (South), on the basis of a compromise with complainant Akash Verma (counsel Prakash Chand Yadav); State represented by M. S. Shekhawat, PP. Court, noting the accused-petitioner's criminal antecedents and the IO's report that he is a habitual offender, held prima facie that the compromise was signed under coercion and not of the complainant's free consent; petition dismissed, pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
In assessing the compromise-based quashing petition, the Court took into account the criminal antecedents of the accused-petitioner and the Investigating Officer's statement that he is a habitual offender.