1 2026:CGHC:22722-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1292 of 2026 1 - Naeem Sethi S/o Late Abdul Rahim Sethi Aged About 30 Years R/o K.K. Road Kabaadi Chowk Mauhdapara District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Seeba Sethi W/o Kareem Sethi Aged About 29 Years R/o K.K. Road Kabaadi Chowk Mauhdapara District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Kareem Sethi S/o Late Abdul Rahim Sethi Aged About 32 Years R/o K.K. Road Kabaadi Chowk Mauhdapara District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police Station - Mahila Thana District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 – Smt. Shahna Parveen W/o Naeem Sethi Aged About 27 Years R/o Lane Infront Of Masjid Behind Mustafa Manzil - Mauhdapara District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms.Reena Singh, Advocate For Respondent No.1-State For Respondent No.2 : : Mr.Priyank Rathi, Government Advocate Mr.Ramkrishna Kashyap, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order on Board BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Date: 2026.05.14 19:05:37 +0530 2 Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 14.05.2026 1. Heard Ms.Reena Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr.Shailendra Sharma, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1/State and Mr.Ramkrishna Kashyap, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayers: “A. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow this petition and Quash FIR no. 73/2021 (for the offence punishable under section 498-A, 34, 377, 406, 506 I.P.C. as well as entire Charge-sheet (No.70/2021) filed against the petitioners by the Police of Police Station Mahila Thana, District:- Raipur (C.G.) B. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly Set-aside and Quash the proceeding and cognizance taken on 16.03.2022 by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.), in the Criminal Case No. 3331/2022, for the offence punishable under section 498-A, 34, 377, 406, 506 I.P.C. C. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly Set-aside and Quash the entire Criminal proceeding pending against the petitioners before Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.), in Criminal Case No. 3331/2022, for the alleged offence punishable under section 498-A, 34, 377, 406, 506 of I.P.C. and may kindly set free the petitioners from the aforesaid allegation, in the interest of justice.” 3 3. It has been argued by learned counsel for the petitioners that the dispute between the petitioners and respondent No. 2 has been amicably resolved before the National Lok Adalat held on 09.05.2026, and the petitioners have filed the certified copy of the order passed by the National Lok Adalat held on 09.05.2026. Therefore, in view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in Manoj Sharma vs. State and Others, (2008) 16 SCC 1, B.S. Joshi vs. State of Haryana and Others, (2003) 4 SCC 675, and Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and Another, (2012) 10 SCC 303, the impugned FIR and criminal proceedings pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur in Criminal Case No.3331/2022 deserve to be quashed. 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 2 does not dispute the said fact and submits that respondent No. 2 has filed an affidavit. 5. From a perusal of the records, it transpires that both the parties, i.e., the petitioners and respondent No. 2, have mutually agreed to resolve their disputes amicably, and respondent No. 2 has filed a compromise affidavit, which is taken on record. 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 and criminal proceedings, have been amicably settled before the National Lok Adalat held on 09.05.2026, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by proceeding further against the petitioners in the present 4 matter. 7. In view of the above, the criminal proceedings pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur, in Criminal Case No. 3331/2022 arising out of FIR/Crime No. 73/2021 registered at Police Station Mahila Thana, Raipur, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/34, 377, 406, and 506 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings against the petitioners, are hereby quashed on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties before the National Lok Adalat on 09.05.2026. 8. The petition is allowed to the extent indicated hereinabove. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Bablu