IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction

Before:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jay Sengupta

CRR 3362 of 2025

CRAN 1 of 2025

Ravi Sekhar Kejriwal @ Ravi Kejriwal & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Anr.

For the Petitioners : Mr. Satadru Lahiri,

Mr. Siddharth Shroff.

For the State : Ms. Amita Gaur,

Ms. Rajnandini Das.

For the OP No.2 : Ms. Swati Chowdhury

Heard on : 01.09.2025 Judgement on : 01.09.2025

1. This is an application praying for quashing of a proceeding being GR Case No.722 of 2021 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 13^th Court, Calcutta arising out of Posta Police Station Case No.86 dated 15.07.2021 under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3 and 4 of the

Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the accused petitioners submits as follows. During pendency of the proceeding, a settlement and compromise has been arrived at between the private parties of all disputes that had led to the registration of an FIR. A prayer for mutual divorce was allowed by the civil Court. As such, the impugned proceeding may be quashed on the ground of compromise.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant s