ORDER :

By way of instant petition, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioner for quashing of FIR No.245/2020, dated 26.10.2020, under Sections 376, 376(2) (n), 452, 497 and 506 IPC, registered with Police Station Sadar, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, H.P., as well as consequent proceedings, if any, pending before the court below, on the basis of compromise/amicable settlement arrived inter-se parties.

2. Averments contained in the petition, which is duly supported by an affidavit, reveal that FIR sought to be quashed in the instant proceedings, came to be lodged at the behest of respondent No.2 Smt. Kalyani Devi (herein after referred to as “ the complainant” ), who alleged that her first marriage was solemnized with person namely Vinod Kumar, r/o village Maryani and out of their wedlock, one girl was born. She alleged that in the year, 2013, she solemnized second marriage with person namely Pawan Kumar, r/o Roura, Bilaspur and out of their wedlock, one boy (7 years old )was born. She alleged that since above named Pawan Kumar deserted her and present petitioner came in her contact, she started living with him and decided to marry him. She alleged that present petitioner had be