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The instant petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (h ereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.PC’) has been filed by petitioner, on the basis of compromise arrived at betweeun the private parties, for quashing of FIR No.80 of 2019, dated 9.10.2019, registered in Police Station Jubbal, District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (in short ‘IPC’) and Sections 4 &6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘POCSO Act’).

2. Petitioner Sonu, complainant-respondent No.3 iGovind, respondent No.2 Neha Kumari, mother of complainant respondent No.4 Roshni Devi were present in person on 8.4.2022 and they were identified by their respective counsel. Their statements were separately recorded and placed on the file.

3. Complainant-respondent No.3 Govind had stated that on 9.10.2019 his daughter Neha informed him about her affairs with the petitioner and also about her physical violation …3…

by the petitioner on that day and, therefore, he alongwith his mother Roshni Devi and his daughter Neha visited the Pol.ice Station and r