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VIVEK PURI
Naveen – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Vivek Puri, J. (Oral). - Petitioners have approached this Court by way of instant petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. invoking its inherent jurisdiction for quashing of FIR No.18 dated 12.03.2015 under Sections 323/498-A/34 IPC, registered at Police Station Women, District Sonepat and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise.
2. On 26.04.2022, parties were directed to appear before the Trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate and get their statements recorded with regard to the compromise arrived at between them.
3. The trial Court was directed to record the statements of all the concerned and send its report regarding genuineness and voluntary nature of the compromise.
4. In compliance of the order dated 26.04.2022, learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonepat has recorded the statements of the parties and submitted the report, the relevant para whereof reads as under:-
'As per statement of complainant Reena, she has compromised the matter with the accused namely Naveen Kumar, Ramdhari and Murti Devi without any pressure from any quarter. She has no objection if the FIR No.18 dated 12.03.2015 under Sections 323, 34 and 498-A IPC, Women Polic
The central legal point established in the judgment is the court's exercise of inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the FIR and consequential proceedings based on a genuine compro....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the court's exercise of inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash the FIR based on a voluntary and genuine compromise in a matrimo....
Courts should encourage amicable settlements in matrimonial disputes, allowing quashing of FIRs and charge sheets when parties resolve issues voluntarily without coercion.
The court's decision emphasized the importance of considering the nature of the offenses, the voluntary compromise between the parties, and the objective of securing the ends of justice in exercising....
The court affirmed that under Section 482 Cr.P.C., FIRs can be quashed based on voluntary compromises, emphasizing caution in serious offences.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that when parties have entered into a compromise, continuation of criminal proceedings may be an abuse of process of the Court, and quashing the pr....
The Court can invoke inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings based on a genuine and voluntary compromise, considering the nature of the offence, societal impact, and the ends of j....
The court can quash FIRs in non-compoundable offences under Section 482 Cr.P.C. when a genuine compromise is reached between the parties, particularly in matters of a private nature.
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