GEETA DEVI W/O SHRI BABU LAL GUPTA v. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN
CRLMP/2701/2023 · 2025-05-27
Sameer Jain
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[2025:RJ-JP:22314] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2701/2023 Geeta Devi W/o Shri Babu Lal Gupta, Aged About 62 Years, R/o Plot No. D-125, 4-D Campus, Murlipura,sikar Road, Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus
1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, Jaipur.
2. Smt. Rukmani W/o Keshavnarayan Das, Hirani, Aged About 60 Years, R/o 9C Road, Sardarpura, Police Station Sardarpura, District Jodhpur Presently Residing At Flat No. 402, Bravia Residency Road, C-Block, Pantsheel Nagar, Krisganj, District Ajmer. ----Respondents Connected With S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2461/2025
1. Smt. Geeta Devi W/o Babu Lal Gupta, Aged About 56 Years, Resident Of Plot No. D-125, 4-D Campus, Murlipura, Jaipur (Raj.). Pin 302039.
2. Babu Lal Gupta S/o Shri Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of Plot No. D-125, 4-D Campus, Murlipura, Jaipur (Raj.). Pin 302039.
3. Rohit Khandelwal S/o Shri Babu Lal Gupta, Aged About 35 Years, Resident Of Plot No. D-125, 4-D Campus, Murlipura, Jaipur (Raj.). Pin 302039.
4. Ramdayal Badaya S/o Shri Rood Mal Badaya, Aged About 68 Years, Resident Of Plot No. 14, Karani Colony, Vijay Bari Path No. 7, Murlipura, Sikar Road, Jaipur. ----Petitioners Versus
1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, Jaipur.
2. Smt. Rukmani W/o Shri Keshav Narayan Das Heerani, Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of 9-C Road, Sardarpura, District Jodhpur, Presently Address Flat No. 2, Bawiya Residency Road, C-Block, Panch Sheel Nagar, Ajmer (Raj.). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kamal Kant Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. M. S. Shekhawat, PP Mr. Rishi Raj Singh Rathore, PP Mr. Vivek Goyal for Complainant
[2025:RJ-JP:22314] (2 of 3) [CRLMP-2701/2023] HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN
Judgment 27/05/2025
1. These petitions under Section 528 of BNSS are filed, with a prayer to quash the FIR No. 168/2023 registered at Police Station Ramnagaria, Jaipur City (East) for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of IPC, on the basis of compromise effectuated between the parties herein, in respect of their inter-se dispute.
2.
Learned counsel for both the parties, in presence of their respective clients, have submitted that the dispute at hand is inter-se private in nature, which has been resolved by the parties amicably.
3. Heard and considered.
4. At the outset, this Court deems it appropriate to place reliance upon the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab [(2012) 10 SCC 303] and Ramgopal Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh reported in [2022 (14) SCC 531], relevant portion of which is reproduced below:
“12. The High Court, therefore, having regard to the nature of the offence and the fact that parties have amicably settled their dispute and the victim has willingly consented to the nullification of criminal proceedings, can quash such proceedings in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are non- compoundable.”
5. In view of the position of law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in aforementioned case, and considering the personal nature
[2025:RJ-JP:22314] (3 of 3) [CRLMP-2701/2023] of dispute, which has been amicably settled between parties, this Court deems it just and proper to allow the present misc. petitions. Compromise is taken on record.
6. Considering the aforementioned, the present criminal miscellaneous petitions are allowed and the FIR No. 168/2023 registered at Police Station Ramnagaria, Jaipur City (East) with all consequential proceedings, are hereby quashed and set aside.
7. Accordingly, the instant petitions are allowed. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.
8. Appropriate applications be filed before the Investigating Officer and concerned Court for getting the desired original documents; the same be decided expeditiously in accordance with law.
(SAMEER JAIN),J Pooja/148-149