1 2026:CGHC:2152 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1343 of 2021 Jeevan Lal Kamde S/o Shri Dukhuram Kamde Aged About 52 Years R/o Tikrapara Chikhadan, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House OfÏcer, Police Station City Balod, District-Balod, Chhattisgarh, District : Balod, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Avinash Chand Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Deputy Government Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 14/01/2026 1 Heard Mr. Avinash Chand Sahu, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, learned Deputy Government Advocate for the State/respondent. 2 The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 seeking quashing of the FIR bearing Crime No. 2 449/2018 registered at Police Station, Balod, District Balod, for the offences punishable under Sections 174(A) of the Indian Penal Code and the consequential criminal proceedings being Criminal Case No. 628/2021, pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balod, District Balod. 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter has already been compromised between the parties before the Hybrid National Lok Adalat on 10.07.2021. A copy of the order sheet of the Lok Adalat and compromise deed has been filed as Annexure P/4. Therefore, in view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in Manoj Sharma v. State {(2008) 16 SCC 1}, B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana & Others {(2003) 4 SCC 675} and Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Another {(2012) 10 SCC 303}, the impugned FIR bearing Crime No. 449/2018, registered at Police Station, Balod, District Balod for the offence punishable under Section 174A of the IPC as well as further criminal proceedings in Criminal Case No. 628/2021 initiated on the basis of 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 the petitioner and the complainant have already settled their dispute and compromised the matter before the Hybrid National Lok Adalat on 10.07.2021. 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 3 purpose would be served in proceeding any further against the petitioner in this matter. 7 In that view of the matter, the instant petition is allowed. The impugned FIR bearing Crime No. 449/2018 registered at Police Station, Balod, District Balod, for the offence punishable under Section 174(A) of the IPC as well as the criminal proceedings in Criminal Case No. 628/2021 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balod, are hereby quashed. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Amit AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Date: 2026.01.15 19:41:40 +0530