IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE B. P. SHARMA

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ON THE 20 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 30476 of 2025 MOHAN AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ashley Johnmathew - Advocate for the petitioners.

Shri Yaduvendra Dwivedi - Panel Lawyer for the respondent No.1/State.

Shri Anand Kumar Sharma - Advocate for the respondent No.2.

ORDER This petition under Section 482 of CrPC, 1973 (Section 528 of BNSS, 2023) has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashment the judgment dated 30.12.2024 passed in RCT No.6515/2016 (State of MP Vs. Manoj Jarele & Others) by Judicial Magistrate First Class, District-Jabalpur whereby petitioners were convicted for commission of offence under Sections 498-A and 323 of IPC. Assailing the aforesaid judgment, petitioners preferred Criminal Appeal No.32/2025 befoe the Court of Sessions which is pending for adjudication.

2. Brief facts giving rise to the present petition are that according to the prosecution, marriage between Petitioner No. 1-Mohan Jarele and Respondent No. 2-Ekta Jarele was solemnized on 07.03.2024 in accordance with Hindu rites and rituals at Sindhi Dharmashala, Ghantaghat, District Jabalpur. It is further submitted that on the basis of complaint made by Respondent No.2, FIR bearing Crime No.357/2016 was registered at Police Station Ghamapur, District Jabalpur against the petitioners for offences under Sections 498-A, 323 and 506 of IPC as well as Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. After completion of the investigation, charge-sheet was filed. Upon conclusion of the trial, learned JMFC, Jabalpur, vide judgment dated 30.12.2024 passed in RCT No. 6515/2016 convicted the petitioners for the commission of offences under Sections 498-A and 323 of IPC. The said judgment of conviction was challenged before the Court of Sessions in Criminal Appeal No.32/2025, which is presently pending adjudication before learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jabalpur.

3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the present case, parties have arrived at amicable settlement by way of compromise and have agreed to resolve their dispute and withdraw all proceedings pending against each other, which has been duly verified. Offences do not effect society at large and offences are primarily economic in nature. It is, therefore, prayed that judgment of conviction dated 30.12.2024 passed in RCT No.6515/2016 (State of MP Vs. Manoj Jarele & Others) by Judicial Magistrate First Class, District-Jabalpur for commission of offence under Sections 498-A and 323 of IPC as well as all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom be quashed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed reliance on the judgement of Gain Singh Vs. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303, Narinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466 and Ramgopal and another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2022) 14 SCC 531 as well as on the judgment dated 29.09.2021 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No.1489/2012 (Ramgopal & Anr. vs. State of M.P.) and Criminal Appeal No.1488/2012 (Krishnappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka) and also on the order dated 19.11.2025 passed in M.Cr.C. No.41474/2025 (Arun Asati and Ors. vs. State of M.P.) by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the petition. However, learned counsel for Respondent No.2/complainant supports the compromise and submits that in view of the compromise entered into between the parties, the dispute has been amicably settled between them.

6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record.

7. Vide order dated 14.08.2025, this Court had directed the Registrar (J-II) of this Court for recording the statement of the parties for compromise and for verification of compromise arrived at between the parties. In compliance whereof, Registrar (J-II) has submitted report dated 22.08.2025 accompanied by compromise entered between the