R/SCR.A/7769/2025 ORDER DATED: 25/06/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 7769 of 2025 ========================================================== RAMANBHAI JETHABHAI CHAUHAN & ORS. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: VISHAL K ANANDJIWALA(7798) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2,3,4 MR MANAN MEHTA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR YASH DAVE, ADVOCATE for the Complainant ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 25/06/2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned advocate Mr. Yash Dave states that he has instructions to appear on behalf of the original complainant and thereby, seeks permission to file his Vakalatnama, which is granted. Heard learned advocates for the respective parties. 2. RULE. Learned advocates waive service of note of rule on behalf of the respective respondents. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and since it is jointly stated at the Bar by learned advocates on both the sides that the dispute between the parties has been resolved amicably, this matter is taken up for final disposal forthwith. 4. By way of this application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”), the applicants have prayed to quash and set aside the FIR No.11215007220314 of 2022 registered with Vidhyanagar Police Station, Dist. Anand, for the offences under Sections 4(1), 4(2), 4(3) of the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020 and Sections 506(2) and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and GLGP No.16/2023 pending before the trial Court, as well as any other R/SCR.A/7769/2025 ORDER DATED: 25/06/2025 consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 5. Learned advocates for the respective parties submitted that the dispute, which is private in nature, was with regard to ownership and possession of the land bearing Revenue Survey Nos.793, 794, 793 paiki, 800 paiki 1, 800/2, 804 paiki, 885 paiki, 886, 887 and 888, but during the pendency of proceedings, the parties have settled the dispute amicably and pursuant to such mutual settlement, the original complainant has also filed an Affidavit, which is taken / placed on record. In the Affidavit, the original complainant who is present in the Court has categorically stated that the dispute with the applicant/s has been resolved amicably and that she has no objection, if the present proceedings are quashed and set aside since there is no surviving grievance between them. 6. Having heard learned advocates on both the sides and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as also the principle laid down by the Apex Court in the cases of (i) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., reported in (2012) 10 SCC 303, (ii) Madan Mohan Abbot Vs. State of Punjab, reported in (2008) 4 SCC 582, (iii) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr., reported in 2009 (1) GLH 31, (iv) Manoj Sharma Vs. State & Ors., reported in 2009 (1) GLH 190 and (v) Narinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in 2014 (2) Crime 67 (SC), in the opinion of this Court, the further continuation of criminal proceedings against the applicant/s in relation to the impugned FIR would cause unnecessary harassment to the applicant/s. Further, the continuance of trial pursuant to the mutual settlement arrived at between the parties would be a futile exercise. Hence, to secure the ends of justice, it would be appropriate to quash and set aside the impugned FIR and all consequential proceedings initiated in pursuance thereof under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C.. 7. In the result, the application is allowed. The impugned complaint being FIR No.11215007220314 of 2022 registered with Vidhyanagar Police Station, Dist. Anand, GLGP No.16/2023 pending before the trial R/SCR.A/7769/2025 ORDER DATED: 25/06/2025 Court as well as all consequential proceedings initiated in pursuance thereof are hereby quashed and set aside qua the applicant/s herein. Rule is made absolute. Direct service is permitted. If the applicant/s is/are in jail, the jail authority concerned is directed to release the applicant/s forthwith, if not required in connection with any other case. (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J) SUCHIT Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: PATEL SUCHIT JAYESHBHAI(HC01083), Private Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 25/06/2025 17:38:46