HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 5360/2018
Hitesh Shandilya S/o Shri Balveer Shandilya B/c Brahmin, R/o Plot
No.136, Jeen Mata Nagar, Shekhawati Marg, Kalwar Road, Jhotwara,
Ps Kardhani, Jaipur, At Present A.c.i.t.b.p. Lohitpur, Arunachal
Pradesh.
—-Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan Through Pp, Rajasthan.
2. Kavita Sharma W/o Hitesh Shandilya, D/o Shri Girdhari Lal
Sharma B/c Brahmin, R/o House No.211, Ridhi Sidhi Nagar,
Benar Road, Harmara, Jaipur.
—-Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma
For Respondent(s) : Mr. R.K. Gaur
For the State : Mr. Prakash Thakuria, P.P.
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA
/ Order
05/09/2018
Instant petition has been preferred under Section 482
Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of criminal proceedings arising out of
impugned F.I.R. No.134/2015 registered at Women Police Station Jaipur
City (West) for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 323,
328, 342 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code.
In the present case, quashing of impugned F.I.R. has been
sought on the basis of compromise affected between the parties.
Kavita Sharma, complainant/respondent No.2 is present in
person before this Court. She has been identified by her Counsel – Mr.
R.K. Gaur.
The learned counsel appearing for the parties have
submitted that the Investigating Agency only submitted charge-sheet
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for offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 406 read with Section
34 I.P.C.
Counsel appearing for the parties have further submitted
that a compromise was presented before the trial Court. The trial Court
accepted the compromise, qua offence under Section 406 I.P.C. but
rejected the same, qua offence under Section 498-A I.P.C. as said
offence is non-compoundable.
The order dated 14.08.2018 passed by the trial Court for
ready reference is reproduced herein below :-
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ij jkthukek rLnhd gsrq is’k djus ij ikoyh is’kh esa yh xbZA i{kdkjku }kjk izLrqr
jkthukek /kkjk 498,] 406 vkbZihlh esa jkthukek dh iqLr ij /kkjk 406 vkbZihlh dh gn
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lekbZ xbZA ifjokfn;k dfork ‘kekZ dks Jh pUnz’ks[kj nk/khp] ,MoksdsV o vfHk;qDr fgrs’k
dks Jh lukru lksuh] ,MoksdsV us f’kuk[r fd;k vfHk;qDr fgrs’k dks /kkjk 406 vkbZihlh dh
gn rd jkthukes ds vk/kkj ij nks”k eqDr fd;k tkrk gSA izdj.k esa /kkjk 498, vkbZihlh dk
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Kavita Sharma complainant/respondent No.2, present in
person, has stated that she was married, as per Hindu Customs Rites,
on 04.02.2014 with petitioner – Hitesh Shandilya.
During subsistence of marriage, differences arose and
complainant/respondent No.2 was compelled to file impugned F.I.R.
Complainant/respondent No.2 – Kavita Sharma present in
person, has stated that the matter has been amicably resolved between
the parties. She has further stated that the petitioner has agreed to pay
Rs.10,00,000/- to her. She has stated that out of Rs.10,00,000/-,
Rs.3,00,000/- has already been paid to her and the banker cheque
amounting to Rs.3,00,000/- has been handed over to her today in the
Court.
Copy of the banker cheque handed over to complainant/
respondent No.2 in the Court is taken on the record.
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Kavita Sharma complainant/respondent No.2, present in
person, has stated that a petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu
Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage has already been filed and the
same is coming up for final motion before the Family Court No.1, Jaipur.
She has submitted that balance amount of Rs.4,00,000/- shall be paid
to her after dissolution of marriage by way of mutual consent. Lastly,
Kavita Sharma has submitted that she no longer intend to pursue the
present F.I.R. and the same be quashed.
Counsel appearing for the respective parties have jointly
prayed that since the matrimonial dispute has been amicably resolved,
the criminal cases pending between the parties as well as impugned
F.I.R. be quashed, so that the parties can pursue their life and move
ahead.
I have heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties
and have perused the contents of the instant petition.
It has been often held by the Courts that hour of the
compromise is the finest hour between the parties and the Court while
exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can quash
the proceedings, even qua non-compoundable offences.
Furthermore, in the case of B.S. Joshi Vs. State of
Harayana, reported as [(2003) 4 S.C.C. 675], the Apex Court has
opined that although offence under Section 498-A I.P.C. is non-
compoundable, but in cases of matrimonial dispute to bring families at
peace, if the parties arrive at compromise, then proceedings, qua
offence under Section 498-A I.P.C. can be quashed by invoking its
inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
Considering the fact that both the parties have resolved
their matrimonial dispute and the joint prayer made by the parties and
in view of law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of B.S. Joshi
[supra], the present petition is allowed. The impugned F.I.R.
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No.134/2015 registered at Women Police Station Jaipur City (West) for
offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 323, 328, 342 and 120-
B of Indian Penal Code, is quashed, along with all subsequent
proceedings.
(KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA),J
ashok
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