[2026:RJ-JP:12137] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 4572/2018 Manish Malik S/o Shri Naresh Kumar Malik, Age 28 Years, Resi- dent House No. 48, Ritu Nagar Vistar, Govindpura, Niwaru Link Road, Thana Kardhani, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan Through P.P. 2. Hansa @ Geet W/o Shri Manish Malik, D/o Shri Mohan Lal Bhatia, Age 30 years, R/o House No. 1939, Khajane Walon Ka Raasta, Teesra Chouraha, Chandpol Bazar, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Choudhary-PP JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 23/03/2026 1. By way of filing the instant petition, a prayer has been made to quash the proceedings of the criminal case No. 125/2015, pending against the petitioner before the Court of the Metropolitan Magistrate No. 13, Jaipur Metropolitan under Section 498A IPC. 2. The document has been annexed with the instant petition which indicates that the matter was referred to the Mediation Centre to see the possibility of settlement between the parties, wherein the parties have settled their dispute on 27.03.2018 on certain terms and conditions. As per the terms of compromise, the petitioner would pay a lump-sum amount of Rs. 3,75,000/- to the complainant in three installments in between April, 2018 till 21st May, 2018. [2026:RJ-JP:12137] (2 of 2) [CRLMP-4572/2018] 3. Thereafter, an application was submitted by the parties to compound the offence under Section 498A before the Trial Court, however, the said application was rejected on technical count that the offence under Section 498A is not compoundable. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court on the basis of the said compromise deed. 4. Considering the overall facts and circumstances as narrated above and looking to the fact that the offence under Section 498A pertains to matrimonial and personal in nature and the parties have settled their dispute before the Mediation Centre and by applying the principles of law as laid down by the Hon’ble 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, this Court deems it just and appropriate to invoke the inherent powers of this Court under Section 528 BNSS. 5. Accordingly, the instant criminal misc. petition is allowed. The criminal proceedings arising out of the impugned FIR stands quashed and set-aside. The petitioner is discharged from the charge under Section 498-A IPC. 6. Stay application and all pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Puneet/Ashu/38