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ANJULI PALO
Neha Jain – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent
ORDER
1. The applicants have filed this petition invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under section 482 of the Cr.P.C. for quashing the FIR dated 30.8.2016 (Annexure P-3) registered against them in relation to Crime No. 106/2016 at Cyber Cell, Bhopal for the offences punishable under sections 466, 468, 120B read with section 34 of the IPC and sections 65, 66, 66C, 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2008 on account of compromise entered into between applicant No. 1 Smt. Neha Jain and respondent No. 2 Hemant Jain (Annexure P-4).
2. The facts, in short, are that applicant No. 1 and respondent No. 2 got married as per Hindu rites and customs on 27.5.2014. After sometime, some disputes arose between them, as a result of which they both filed civil and criminal cases against each other. On 17.7.2015, applicant No. 1/wife lodged an FIR against respondent No. 2/husband and other family members for offences under sections 498A, 294 and 506 of the IPC. She also filed a civil suit under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage against respondent No. 2 and an application under section 125 of the Cr.P.C. seeking maintenance from respondent No. 2.
3. Res
The High Court can quash non-compoundable offences in private disputes if a compromise is reached, ensuring justice and preventing abuse of process.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court may exercise its power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings based on a genuine and voluntary compromise between t....
Point of law: Court deems it just and proper to invoke inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
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