DEVENDRA SINGHAL S/O KUNDANLAL SINGHAL v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
CRLMP/6278/2024 · 2025-10-30
Anoop Kumar Dhand
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 6278/2024 Devendra Singhal S/o Kundanlal Singhal, R/o A-88, Dadudayal Nagar, Muhana Road, Sanganer, Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Learned Public Prosecutor. 2. Ramesh Chand Balai S/o Babulal, R/o Village Khejdo Ka Bas, Mansarovar, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Aniket Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Gupta, PP JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 30/10/2025
1. By way of filing this petition, a prayer has been made to quash the FIR No.664/2024 registered with Police Station Muhana, District Jaipur City (South) registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(d), 3(1)(f) and 3(1) (i) of the SC/ST Act. 2. Counsels for the parties submit that after registration of aforesaid FIR, the complainant has entered into a compromise with the petitioner and now, he does not want to prosecute the petitioner. Counsels submit that the complainant has appeared before the Investigating Officer for verification of compromise between the parties and the Investigating Officer has verified the factum of compromise between them. Counsel submits that under the changed circumstances and in
(2 of 2) [CRLMP-6278/2024] light of the compromise between the parties, the proceedings arising out of the impugned FIR be quashed. In support of their contentions, they have placed reliance upon the judgments passed by the Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in (2012) 10 SCC 303 & State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Laxmi Narayan & Ors., reported in (2019) 5 SCC 688 and submit that the proceedings arising out of the impugned FIR be quashed. 3. Thus, in the view of the aforesaid compromise arrived at between the parties and applying the principles of law as laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh (supra) and Laxmi Narayan (supra), this Court deems it just and appropriate to invoke inherent powers of this Court under Section 528 BNSS. 4. Accordingly, the instant criminal misc. petition is allowed. Proceedings arising out of impugned FIR No.664/2024, registered with Police Station Muhana, District Jaipur City (South) for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(d), 3(1)(f) and 3(1)(i) of the SC/ST Act, against the petitioner stands quashed and set-aside. 5. Stay application and all pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. 6.
Factual report furnished by the Assistant Police Commissioner, Mansarovar, Jaipur South dated 08.10.2025 with regard to verification of compromise between the parties is ordered to be retained on record. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J KUD/259