HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2510/2018
1. Jwalant Yogi S/o Yogendra Kumar Sharma B/c Brahamin, R/o
242, Sector 18, Faridabad, Haryana.
2. Yogendra Kumar Sharma S/o R.p. Sharma B/c Brahmin, R/o
242/18, Faridabad, Tehsil And District Faridabad, Haryana.
—-Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan Through Pp.
2. Smt. Ragini Sharma W/o Jwalant Yogi, D/o Sh. Giri Raj
Sharma, R/o 24, Rav Ji Ka Baag, Kartarpura, Jaipur, Raj.
—-Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Snehdeep Singh Khyaliya
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Lalit Sharma
For the State : Mr. Sher Singh Mahla, P.P.
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA
/ Order
01/03/2019
Instant petition has been preferred under Section 482
Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of impugned F.I.R. No.149/2013 registered at
Women Police Station Jaipur Metropolitan (South) for offences
punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 313 and 120-B of Indian Penal
Code.
In the present case, quashing of impugned F.I.R., along with
all subsequent proceedings has been sought on the basis of compromise
affected between the parties.
Smt. Ragini Sharma, complainant/respondent No.2 is
present in person before this Court. She has been identified by her
Counsel – Mr. Lalit Sharma.
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Smt. Ragini Sharma, complainant/respondent No.2 present
in person, has stated that on 21.11.2011, as per Hindu Customs
Rites, she was married with petitioner No.1 – Jwalant Yogi. She has
further stated that no issue was born out of the wedlock.
During subsistence of marriage, differences arose between
the parties. She was compelled to lodge the present F.I.R.
Smt. Ragini Sharma, complainant/respondent No.2 present
in person, has stated as per settlement-deed/compromise (Annexure-
2), the petitioner No.1 has agreed to pay her Rs.20,00,000/-. It is
further stated that she has already received Rs.10,00,000/- and
remaining amount of Rs.10,00,000/- shall be paid at the time of grant
of decree of divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act by
way of mutual consent.
It may be noted here that the parties vide Annexure-3 had
presented the compromise before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate,
Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur. The said Court accepted the compromise,
vide order dated 24.04.2018, qua offence punishable under Section 406
I.P.C., but rejected the same, qua offence punishable under Section
498-A I.P.C. on the ground that the said offence is non-compoundable.
The factum of compromise has also been vouchsafed by the
learned counsel appearing for the parties.
Counsel appearing for the respective parties have jointly
prayed that since the matrimonial dispute has been amicably resolved,
the criminal case pending between the parties arising out of F.I.R.
lodged by respondent No.2 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
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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 F.I.R. No.149/2013
registered at Women Police Station Jaipur Metropolitan (South) for
offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 313 and 120-B of
Indian Penal Code, is quashed, along with all subsequent proceedings.
(KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA),J
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