VIJAY BISHNOI
Minu Singh @ Abhimanyu – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This criminal misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred by the petitioner with the prayer for quashing the proceedings pending against him before the Additional Metropolitan Magistrate No.2, Jodhpur Metropolitan (hereinafter to be referred as 'the trial court1) in Criminal Case NCV No. 5793/2016 - State of Rajasthan Vs. Minu Singh (arising out of FIR No.21/2013 of Women Police Station, Jodhpur), whereby the trial court vide order dated 04.12.2021 has attested the compromise for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 323 IPC 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, Jodhpur has registered the FIR No.21/2013 against the petitioner. After investigation, the police filed challan against the petitioner for offences punishable under Sections 406, 323 and 498-A IPC in the trial court wherein the trial is pending against the petitioner for the aforesaid offences. During the pendency of the trial, two applications were preferred on behalf of the petitioner as
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The court has the inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings if the parties have settled their dispute and continuation of the case would cause oppression and prejudice to....
The court can quash criminal proceedings based on compromise and settlement between the parties, even if the offence is non-compoundable, in order to establish peace and harmony.
The court can exercise its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash criminal proceedings based on compromise, in line with the guidelines engrafted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian....
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