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Manna Lal Choudhary Son of Shri Narayan Lal Choudhary, v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC23 Mar 2026CRLMP/1069/2024

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What is this about?

CRLMP-1069/2024; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; Justice Anil Kumar Upman; quashing of FIR on compromise between parties; petition under Section 482 Cr.PC; FIR No.144/2024 Police Station Mansarovar Jaipur City (South); Sections 379, 427 & 447 IPC; petitioner Manna Lal Choudhary; respondents State of Rajasthan, Varun Jain, Roopa Jain, Hansraj Jain, SHO Mahaveer Singh Yadav; Gian Singh v. State of Punjab 2012 Cr.L.J. (SC) 4934; State of Haryana v. Choudhary Bhajan Lal AIR 1992 SC 604; FIR quashed and set aside; stay application disposed.

What did the court decide?

FIR No.144/2024 registered at Police Station Mansarovar, District Jaipur City (South) and subsequent proceedings quashed and set aside; stay application and pending application(s) disposed of. ¶24

Manna Lal Choudhary Son of Shri Narayan Lal Choudhary, Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

FIR No.144/2024 registered at Police Station Mansarovar, District Jaipur City (South) and subsequent proceedings quashed and set aside; stay application and pending application(s) disposed of.

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.144/2024 registered at Police Station Mansarovar, District Jaipur City (South) for offences under Sections 379, 427 & 447 IPC, along with subsequent proceedings, should be quashed in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties.

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Court's answer

Finding that the parties resolved their dispute amicably and that the case is wholly covered by the principles laid down in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr. and State of Haryana & Ors. v. Choudhary Bhajan Lal & Ors., the FIR is liable to be quashed in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties.

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Ratio / Principle

The Criminal Misc. Petition is allowed and FIR No.144/2024 registered at Police Station Mansarovar, District Jaipur City (South), along with subsequent proceedings, is quashed and set aside.

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Key takeaways

Stay application and pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of consequent to the quashing order.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) - S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 1069/2024, decided 23/03/2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Upman. Accused-petitioner Manna Lal Choudhary sought quashing of FIR No.144/2024 of Police Station Mansarovar, District Jaipur City (South), registered for offences punishable under Sections 379, 427 & 447 IPC, by way of a petition under Section 482 Cr.PC. During pendency, the parties entered into a compromise (written compromise annexed; the Public Prosecutor and complainant's counsel did not dispute it). Finding the matter wholly covered by the principles laid down in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr., 2012 Cr.L.J. (SC) 4934, and State of Haryana & Ors. v. Choudhary Bhajan Lal & Ors., AIR 1992 SC 604, the court allowed the petition, quashed the FIR together with subsequent proceedings, and disposed of the stay and pending applications.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 1069/2024

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Manna Lal Choudhary Son of Shri Narayan Lal Choudhary, Aged About 49 Years, Resident of 10, Ashok Vihar, Manyawas, Mansarovar, Jaipur (Raj).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Rajasthan, Through P.P. 2. Varun Jain Son of Hansraj Jain, Resident of 60/162, Rajat Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur.

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Roopa Jain Wife of Hansraj Jain, Resident of 60/162, Rajat Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur.

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Hansraj Jain Son of Not Known, Resident of 60/162, Rajat Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur.

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Mahaveer Singh Yadav, Station House Officer, Police Station Mansarovar, Jaipur.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Prahalad Sharma
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. M.S. Shekhawat, PP
For Complainant(s)	: Mr. Veerendra Singh

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN

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Order

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23/03/2026

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By way of this criminal misc. petition under Section 482 of Cr.PC, the accused-petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer to quash the FIR No.144/2024 registered at Police Station Mansarovar, District Jaipur City (South) (Rajasthan) for offences punishable under Sections 379, 427 & 447 of IPC.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of this petition, parties have entered into compromise. Counsel submits that due to compromise, further proceedings in

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the impugned FIR are fruitless and continuation thereof would be a futile exercise and a waste of precious judicial time and resources. The written compromise has been annexed with this petition.

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Learned Public Prosecutor and learned counsel for the complainant do not dispute the factum of compromise.

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In view of the aforesaid and considering the submissions made on behalf of the respective parties; the material made available for perusal; considering the fact that parties have resolved their dispute amicably and also finding that the present case is wholly covered by the principle of law laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Gian Singh versus State of Punjab & Anr. reported in 2012 Cr.L.J. (SC) 4934 and in the case of State of Haryana & Ors. versus Choudhary Bhajan Lal & Ors. reported in AIR 1992 SC 604 and as such, the aforesaid FIR is liable to be quashed in view of compromise arrived at between the parties.

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In view of the above, this Criminal Misc. Petition is allowed and the FIR No.144/2024 registered at Police Station Mansarovar, District Jaipur City (South) along with subsequent proceedings, is quashed and set aside. Consequence to follow.

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Stay application and pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

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(ANIL KUMAR UPMAN),J

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