Smt Vinita Sharma W/O Shri Ramswaroop Sharma Vs State… — Cheating and Forgery | Rajasthan HC (2026)

Smt Vinita Sharma W/O Shri Ramswaroop Sharma Vs State… — Cheating and Forgery | Rajasthan HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

FIR No.751/2024 registered at Police Station Jawahar Circle, District Jaipur City (East) under Sections 447, 420, 384 and 120B of IPC, alongwith criminal proceedings arising out of it, quashed and set aside on the basis of the compromise between the parties; I.A. No.1/2025 (deletion of deceased petitioner's name) and I.A. No.2/2025 allowed; amended cause title taken on record; stay application disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.751/2024 registered at Police Station Jawahar Circle, District Jaipur City (East) for offences punishable under Sections 447, 420, 384 and 120B of IPC, alongwith criminal proceedings arising out of it, may be quashed/disposed of on the basis of the compromise arrived at between the petitioners and the complainant.

Court's answer

Since the parties resolved their dispute amicably and the matter is wholly covered by the principle of law laid down by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and in State of Haryana v. Choudhary Bhajan Lal, the FIR is liable to be quashed in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties.

Ratio / Principle

Application I.A. No.1/2025 for deleting the name of deceased accused-petitioner No.1 Smt. Vinita Sharma is allowed and the amended cause title filed with it is taken on record.

Key takeaways

This criminal misc. petition is allowed and FIR No.751/2024 registered at Police Station Jawahar Circle, District Jaipur City (East), alongwith criminal proceedings arising out of it, are quashed and set aside.ratio¶30
The misc. application (I.A. No.2/2025) praying for disposal of the writ petition on the basis of compromise is allowed accordingly.ratio¶31
Stay application also stands disposed of.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), by order dated 08/01/2026 in S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 376/2025 (Anil Kumar Upman, J.; neutral citation [2026:RJ-JP:757]), allowed quashing of FIR No.751/2024 registered at Police Station Jawahar Circle, District Jaipur City (East) for offences punishable under Sections 447, 420, 384 and 120B of IPC, together with criminal proceedings arising out of it, solely because the accused-petitioners (including Ramswaroop Sharma and Aniket Sharma) had compromised with complainant Balram Saini and the complainant did not wish to pursue the FIR. Holding the case wholly covered by the principles laid down in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012 Cr.L.J. (SC) 4934) and State of Haryana v. Choudhary Bhajan Lal (AIR 1992 SC 604), the Court allowed the petition. Application I.A. No.1/2025 deleting the name of petitioner Smt. Vinita Sharma, who had expired on 25.09.2025, was allowed and the amended cause title taken on record; I.A. No.2/2025 was allowed accordingly and the stay application stood disposed of.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 376/2025

Smt. Vinita Sharma W/o Shri Ramswaroop Sharma, Aged About 74 Years, R/o D-703, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur.

Shri Ramswaroop Sharma S/o Shri Murari Lal Sharma, Aged About 82 Years, R/o D-703, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur.

Aniket Sharma S/o Shri Narendra Prasad Sharma, Aged About 37 Years, R/o A-52, Anand Vihar, Railway Colony, Jagatpura, Jaipur.

----Accused-Petitioners

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through PP

---Respondent

Balram Saini S/o Shri Babulal Saini, R/o Plot No. 3, Shiv Colony, Murlipura, Jaipur. (Raj.)

----Complainant/Non-petitioner

Mr. Vinod Shankla, SHO, Police Station Jawahar Circle, District Jaipur City (East) Now Transferred.

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Sushil Pujari,Adv.
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Amit Punia, PP and Ms. Himanshi Bhatiya, Adv., on behalf
	of Ms. Srijana Shresth, Adv. for complainant.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN

Order

08/01/2026

The matter comes up on an application (I.A. No.1/2025) for deleting the name of accused-petitioner No.1 Smt. Vinita Sharma from the array of the petitioners as she had expired on 25.09.2025.

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[CRLW-376/2025]

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For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. Amended cause title filed with the application is hereby taken on record.

Another application (I.A. No.2/2025) has also been filed on behalf of the petitioners with the prayer that the present criminal writ petition to quash the FIR No.751/2024 registered at Police Station Jawahar Circle, District Jaipur City (East) for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 420, 384 and 120B of IPC alongwith criminal proceedings arising out of it, may be disposed of on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have entered into a compromise with the complainant. He submits that the complainant does not want to pursue the impugned FIR. 5. Learned Public Prosecutor and learned counsel for the complainant do not dispute the aforesaid factual position. 6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the respective parties; the material made available for my perusal and the fact that the parties have resolved their dispute amicably and 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 Vs. State of Punjab & Anr reported in 2012 Cr.L.J. (SC) 4934 and in the case of State of Haryana & Ors. Vs. Choudhary Bhajan Lal & Ors. reported in AIR 1992 SC 604 , the aforesaid FIR is liable to be quashed in view of compromise arrived at between the parties.

In view of the above, this criminal misc. petition is allowed and the FIR No.751/2024 registered at Police Station Jawahar

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[CRLW-376/2025]

Circle, District Jaipur City (East) alongwith criminal proceedings arising out of it are quashed and set aside. Consequence to follow.

The misc. application (I.A. No.2/2025) is allowed accordingly.

Stay application also stands disposed of.

(ANIL KUMAR UPMAN),J

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