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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla, J
Jeet Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rakesh Kainthla, J.
The present petition has been filed for quashing of FIR No. 222/22, dated 6.7.2022, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 465 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), at Police Station, Sadar, Una, District Una, H.P. It has been asserted that the parties have compromised the matter voluntarily. The trial is at its initial stage. Therefore, it was prayed that the present petition be allowed and the FIR be quashed.
2. I have heard Mr. Aashish Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jitender Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General for the respondent-State.
3. Mr. Aashish Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the FIR registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 465 and 468 can be quashed based on the compromise between the parties. He relied upon the judgments of Jayraj Singh Digvijay Singh Rana Vs. State of Gujarat and another, 2012 AIR SCW 4092, Piara Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others, CR.M-M No. 49267 of 2021, decided on 6.2.2023. Pargat Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others CR.M-M No. 57804 of 2024, decided on 07.01.2025, Satpal Singh and others Vs
Serious offences against society, particularly forgery and cheating involving public officials, cannot be quashed based on compromise between parties.
Offences involving forgery and societal impact cannot be quashed based on compromise.
Economic offences involving cheating, forgery and impersonation cannot be quashed under inherent powers based on compromise due to their societal impact and harm to public financial interests.
Economic offences involving forgery and cheating cannot be quashed under CrPC Section 482 on compromise basis due to societal impact and public interest in prosecution.
Quashing of FIRs for serious economic offences, such as forgery, cannot be justified by private settlements due to their implications on societal interests.
The court emphasized the wide amplitude of inherent powers under section 482 of Cr.P.C. and the principles governing the exercise of such powers, highlighting the nature and gravity of the offence, p....
Serious economic offences, such as forgery and corruption, cannot be quashed based on private settlements due to their impact on society and public interest.
The court reinforced that economic offences with societal implications should not be quashed based on civil settlements.
The voluntary nature of the compromise, absence of coercion, and the reformatory purpose of criminal jurisprudence justified the quashing of the FIR and consequent proceedings.
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