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SANJAY DHAR
Anshul Garg – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. By this common order, above titled two petitions are proposed to be disposed of.
2. In WP(Crl) No. 52/2023, the petitioners have challenged FIR No. 39/2023 for offences under sections 406/498-A, 313, 120-B of IPC registered with Police Station, Women Patiala, Punjab. The impugned FIR has been lodged against the petitioners on the complaint of respondent No. 4 herein, who happens to be petitioner No. 1 in CRM(M) No. 768/2023. In CRM(M) No. 768/2023, the petitioners have challenged FIR No. 148/2023 for offences under sections 465, 469, 471, 506, 120-B RPC registered with Police Station, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, which has been lodged at the instance of one Om Parkash Garg, father of petitioner No. 1 of WP(Crl) No. 52/2023.
3. FIR No. 39/2023 has been lodged by one Aashna Gupta, wife of petitioner No. 1 of WP(Crl) No. 52/2023 on the ground that she was harassed and maltreated by petitioner No. 1 in WP(Crl) No. 52/2023, namely Anshul Garg and his family members. FIR No. 148/2023 appears to be a counterblast of FIR No. 39/2023.
4. During the pendency of these two petitions, the parties have entered into a compromise and have placed on record original compromise deed.
5. As per the c
The High Court can quash non-compoundable offences in private disputes if a compromise is reached, ensuring justice and preventing abuse of process.
Supreme Court has clearly observed that it would amount to extreme injustice if despite settlement having been arrived at by the parties, criminal proceedings are allowed to continue.
(1) High Court will be within its jurisdiction to quash criminal proceedings if it is known that because of compromise arrived at between parties, there is remote possibility of securing conviction o....
The High Court has the inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even for non-compoundable offences when the parties have reached a settlement, provided that the nature of the dispute is predomina....
The High Court can quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code even for non-compoundable offences if the parties have reached a settlement, provided that continuing th....
The main legal point established is that in cases of matrimonial disputes where the wrong is private or personal in nature and the parties have resolved their entire dispute, the High Court may quash....
The central legal point established in the judgment is that in cases of family disputes where the wrong is private or personal in nature and the parties have resolved their entire dispute, the High C....
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