VIJAY BISHNOI
Gulab Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This criminal misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred by the petitioners with a prayer for quashing the criminal proceedings pending against them before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate No.l, Udaipur (hereinafter referred to as 'the trial court1) in Criminal Regular Case No.16907/2015, whereby the trial court vide order dated 4.12.2021 has attested the compromise for the offences punishable under Sections 406IPC, but refused to attest the compromise for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC as the same is not compoundable.
2. Brief facts of the case are that on a complaint lodged at the instance of respondent No.2, the Women Police Station, Distt. Udaipur has registered an FIR No.38/2014 against the petitioners. After investigation, the police filed charge- sheet against the petitioners for offences under Sections 406 and 498-A I.P.C. in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate No.l, Udaipur, wherein the trial is pending against them for the aforesaid offences.
3. During the pendency of trial, an application was preferred on behalf of the petitioners as well as the respondent No.2 while stating that both the parties have entere
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