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ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Rajesh Kumar Shaw, son of Ravi Shankar Shaw – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) :
Heard the parties.
2. This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with a prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding initiated against the petitioners in connection with Pachamba P.S. Case No.45 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the opposite party No.2 jointly draw the attention of this Court towards Interlocutory Application No.10237 of 2023 which is supported by the separate affidavits of the petitioner No.1 and the opposite party No.2 and submits that therein it has been mentioned that the parties have already settled the matter by way of mediation by the mediator appointed by the JHALSA, Ranchi and a compromise has been effected to between the parties without any fear, undue influence and/or coercion and they have settled their matter out of their own free will and volition. Learned counsel for the petitioners and the opposite party No.2, further submits that the contin
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