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VIJAY BISHNOI
Ashok Kumar Joshi – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Vijay Bishnoi, J. - This Criminal Misc. Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners with a prayer for quashing of the FIR No.219/2018 dated 29.7.2018 of Police Station Ratangarh, Distt. Churu for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 323, 354, 376, 511 and 377 of IPC.
2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that on the complaint filed on behalf of the respondent No.2, proceedings under Sections 498-A, 406, 323, 354, 376, 511 and 377 of IPC are pending. It is further contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that the respondent No.2 and the petitioners have compromised the matter and resolved the dispute between them amicably.
3. Today, learned counsel for the petitioners has produced a compromise dated 29.7.2021 arrived at between the parties before this Court. The same is taken on record.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that since the dispute has already been amicably settled between the parties, the FIR No.219/2018 dated 29.7.2018 of Police Station Ratangarh, Distt. Churu for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 323, 354, 376, 511 and 377 of IPC against the petitioners may kindly b
The court established that FIRs can be quashed when disputes are settled amicably, particularly in personal and matrimonial matters.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that in cases of matrimonial disputes and offences with a predominantly civil nature, the possibility of conviction being remote and bleak, and the....
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....
The High Court can quash criminal proceedings based on private compromise when the nature of the offences is such that continuation would lead to oppression or injustice, particularly in civil-center....
The High Court may quash criminal proceedings if the parties have settled their dispute, and continuation would serve no useful purpose, particularly in cases with a civil flavor.
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