IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Atlanta Electricals Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.
1. Heard the parties.
2. This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding arising out of Doranda P.S. Case No. 364 of 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ranchi.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 jointly drawing attention of this Court to the Interlocutory Application No.13663 of 2024 which is supported by separate affidavits of the pairvikar of the petitioners and the informant-opposite party no. 2 submits that therein it has been mentioned that the petitioners and the opposite party no.2 have settled their dispute during mediation and agreement has been entered into between the parties which has already been filed as Annexure-3 to the instant quashing application. It is next jointly submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 that in view of the compromise between the parties, the chances of conviction of the petitioners is remote and bleak. It is then jointly submitted by the
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