MANISH KUMAR MEENA S/O MUKESH MEENA v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
CRLMP/8716/2024 · 2025-01-20
Ashutosh Kumar
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[2025:RJ-JP:2751] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 8716/2024
1. Manish Kumar Meena S/o Mukesh Meena, R/o Village Bookana, Tehsil Sapora, District Karauli, Rajasthan.
2. Vijay Kumar Meena S/o Parbat Meena, R/o Sekarpura, Sanganer, District Jaipur.
3. Akhilesh Meena S/o Brajmohan Meena, R/o Bookana District Karauli, Rajasthan.
4. Vikash Meena S/o Brijmohan Meena, R/o Bookana, District Karauli (Rajasthan).
5. Dheeraj Meena S/o Rishiraj Meena, R/o Bookna, District Karauli (Rajasthan).
6. Raja @ Rajendra Meena S/o Ramniwas Meean, R/o Jhadoda, Kishorpura, Sapotara, District Karauli (Rajasthan). ----Petitioners Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P.
2. Jitesh S/o Ramkesh, R/o Lediya, Sapotara, District Karauli, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Suresh Gurjar, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP Mr. Aaditya Joshi, Adv. for respondent no.2 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR
Order 20/01/2025
1. This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. 2023 for quashing of FIR No.146/2024 registered at Police Station Sapotara, District Karauli for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 323 & 365 of IPC mainly on the ground that the parties have entered into compromise and
[2025:RJ-JP:2751] (2 of 3) [CRLMP-8716/2024] amicably settled their dispute and now no dispute remains between them.
2.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of both the parties submitted that the parties have settled their dispute amicably and complainant does not want to proceed further in this FIR.
3. On 07.01.2025, this Court had directed both the parties to appear before the Investigating Officer and the Investigating Officer was directed to verify the factum of compromise arrived at between the parties and submit its report before this Court. Therefore, today, learned Public Prosecutor has submitted the factual report dated 19.01.2025 forwarded by the Station House Officer Sapotara, District Karauli, in which it has been mentioned that the injured and complainant as well as the accused- petitioners appeared before the Investigating Officer and submitted that they have settled their dispute by way of compromise. Compromise deed has also been annexed with this petition (Annexure-2). The FIR was registered under both the offences compoundable as well as non-compoundable. The factual report is taken on record.
4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and also perused the material available on record.
5. In view of the aforesaid and considering the submissions made on behalf of the respective parties and the material made available for my perusal, this Court feels that in order to establish harmony between the petitioners and the complainant and give quietus to the litigation, it would be expedient that the impugned FIR is quashed.
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6. The present case is wholly covered by the principle of law laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr.-reported in 2012 Cr.L.J. (SC) 4934 and in the case of State of Haryana & Ors. Vs. Choudhary Bhajan Lal & Ors. [AIR 1992 SC 604], the FIR is liable to be quashed in view of compromise arrived at between the parties, although the offences are non-compoundable.
7. In view of the above, this criminal misc. petition is allowed and FIR No. 146/2024 registered at Police Station Sapotara, District Karauli is quashed. Consequence to follow.
8. The stay application also stands disposed of.
(ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J Mohita /392