1 2025:CGHC:13577-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1462 of 2021 Jeevan Lal Kamde S/o Shri Dukhuram Kamde Aged About 52 Years R/o Tikrapara Chuikhadan District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station City Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner : Mr. Avinash Chand Sahu, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 21.03.2025 1 Heard Mr. Avinash Chand Sahu, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the State/respondent. 2 The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with the following prayer :- “It is therefore prayed that, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the petition and further be ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Digitally signed by ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Date: 2025.03.22 14:57:05 +0530 2 pleased to quash and further criminal proceedings in Criminal Case No. 629/2021 (Annexure P-1) initiated on the basis of impugned FIR bearing Crime No. 351/2018 (Annexure P-3) registered at Police Station Balod, District-Balod (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Section 174[A] of Indian Penal Code against the petitioner in the interest of justice.” 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter has already compromised between the parties before the Hybrid National Lok Adalat on 10.07.2021. A copy of of order sheet of the Lok Adalat and compromise deed has been filed as Annexure-P/5. Therefore, in view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in Manoj Sharma Vs. State, (2008) 16 SCC 1, B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana & others, (2003) 4 SCC 675 and Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & another, (2012) 10 SCC 303, the impugned FIR bearing Crime No. 351/2018 (Annexure P-3) registered at Police Station Balod, District-Balod (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Section 174[A] of IPC as well further criminal proceedings in Criminal Case No. 629/2021 (Annexure P-1) initiated on the basis of impugned FIR be quashed. 4 We have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the compromise deed. 5 From perusal of the compromise deed, it appears that petitioner and the complainant have already settled their dispute and compromised the matter before Hybrid National Lok Adalat on 10.07.2021. 3 6 Keeping in mind the ratio laid down by the Apex Court in Manoj Sharma (supra), B.S. Joshi (supra) and Gian Singh (supra) and also taking into consideration that the dispute between the parties from which the impugned FIR has emanated has been amicably settled by the parties by way of compromise deed, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in proceeding any further against the petitioners in this matter. 7 In that view of the matter, the instant petition is allowed. The impugned FIR bearing Crime No. 351/2018 (Annexure P-3) registered at Police Station Balod, District-Balod (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Section 174[A] of IPC as well further criminal proceedings in Criminal Case No. 629/2021 (Annexure P-1) are hereby quashed. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Chandra