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2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A and perused the record on board.

3. In view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and the order proposed to be passed hereunder, this Court is proceeding to decide instant matter finally without putting notice to Opposite Party No. 2 with liberty that he may file recall application in case the facts and details given in the instant application are found to be incorrect.

4. The applicants have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the entire proceedings including non-bailable warrant dated 06.05.2023 in Special Trial No. 913 of 2019 (Sate Vs. Ajay Rajput and Others), arising out of Case Crime No. 41 of 2019 under Sections 354, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., Section 8 POCSO Act and Sections 3 (1) da, 3(1) (dha), 3 (2) (va) SC/ST Act, Police Station-Babina, District-Jhansi, pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act), Court No. 4, Jhansi.

5. During pendency of the criminal proceedings, both the parties have amicably settled their dispute and inked compromise. Having considered the amicable settlement took place between the parties, this Court, vide order dated 4.3.2024 has relegated the parties before the court below to get their compromise verified and also called for the report from the District Magistrate as to whether compensation amount received by the victim under the SC/ST Act has been received or not. For ready reference, the order dated 4.3.2023 is quoted hereinbelow: "List revised. Learned counsel for the applicants is present. According to him the parties have arrived at a compromise. The compromise deed is appended at pate 74 of the paper book. Some sections involved in the matter are non compoundable, hence, a direction is sought for the trial court to verify the compromise deed. As the dispute is personal and the compromise between the parties would not affect the society adversely, the parties are directed to appear along with all the injured persons before the trial court within a period of 15 days from today along with the compromise deed. If the parties appear along with all the injured persons before the trial court within the stipulated period mentioned above, the trial court shall verify the compromise deed or pass an appropriate order thereon and transmit the certified copy of the compromise deed along with the certified copy of the order passed thereon to this court within 15 days thereafter. A report be summoned from the District Magistrate concerned through the Registrar General, Allahabad High Court, Allahabad to make it clear as to what amount of compensation has been received by the victim or first informant from the State with regard to the present case. The victim/ the first informant is directed to pay back the compensation amount in the State Exchequer received by her/him from the State Government in the present matter and file its receipt by the next date of listing. List on 9.4.2024. Till then no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants."

6. In pursuance of the order dated 4.3.2024 passed by this Court, learned District Magistrate, Jhansi has submitted its report dated 2.4.2024 with an averment that the victim has returned the compensation amount i.e. Rs. 75,000/- through chalan No. CR 03888 dated 27.3.2024. Apart from that, learned Special Judge/POCSO Act has submitted compromise verification report dated 18.4.2024 with averment that both the parties have appeared before the court below, who have been identified by their respective counsel. Accordingly, compromise has been verified in their presence. Along with compromise verification report dated 18.4.2024, a copy of the compromise application and copy of the compromise verification order dated 12.4.2024 have been annexed. For ready reference, order dated 12.4.2024 is quoted herein below:- "ददनननक- 12.04.2024 पतनवलल पपश हहई। पनररगण वनददयन ममकदमन शलमतल ससरज, पलदडतन भनवनन एवन अदभयमकगण अजय रनजपसत, दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत एवन रनमसवरप कक ओर सप पनररननपत 47 ए/1 इस आशय कन पसतमत दकयन गयन हह दक उपरनक कप स मम वनददयन ममकदमन व अदभयमकगणण कप बलच समझझतन हन चमकन हह। वनददयन तरन अदभयमकगणण दनरन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप समक दकदमनल दमसलपदनयस पनररनन पत सन० 6656/2024 धनरन 482 जजस पर मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय दनरन शलमनन जल कन वनददयन तरन अदभयमकगणन कप बलच हहए समझझतप कन सतयनपन करनप कन दनदरश दकयन हह। पनररगण / अदभयमकगण मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप आदपश कक ककपल शलमनन जल कप अवलनकननरर हपतम समझझतन सदहत पपश कर रहप हह, जजस पर उदचत आदपश पनररत करनप कन दनवपदन दकयन गयन हह। जन०फझ० कप तहत कनयरवनहल कक गयल रल, अनतगरत धनरन 482 पनररननपत कप सनर पनररगण कप दनरन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, कनगज सन०-48 ए/3 04.03.2024 सतयनदपत पदत तरन वनददयन कन शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/2, कनगज सन० 47 ए/5, रनमसवरप कन शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/11 शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/13 इलनहनबनद कप आदपश सनखयन 6656/2024 मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत कक सतयनदपत पदत तरन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 कक पलदडतन कन शपर पत अदभयमक अजय कन शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/8, अदभयमक एवन अदभयमक दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत कन एवन सभल पनररगण कप आधनर कनरर कक छनयनपदत सनलग हह। समनन एवन अवलनदकत। पमतल चनदभनन दनवनसलगण गनम खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन, पनररननपत कप मनधयम सप पनररगण वनददयन ममकदमन शलमतल ससरज पतनल चनदभनन, (पलदडतन) जजलन झनझसल एवन अजय रनजपसत पमत शल रनमसवरप रनजपसत, दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत पमत शल सलतनरनम तरन रनमसवरप पमत शल अमर जसनह दनवनसलगण गनम खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन झनझसल कप दनरन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कप अनमपनलन मम कजरत सनजधपत कन सतयनदपत करनप कक यनचनन कक गयल हह। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप सनलग आदपश पनररननपत अनतगरत धनरन 482 मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कन स- सममनन अवलनकन दकयन गयन। इलनहनबनद मप यनजजत ररट सनखयन 6656/2024 तरन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 नन० 6656/2024 एवन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 अवलनकन सप सपष हह दक मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कप दनरन उक आदपश कप मनधयम सप पनररगण कन यह आदपदशत दकयन गयन हह दक पनररगण रनजलननमप कप सनर आज सप 15 ददनण कक अवजध कप भलतर सभल घनयल वयदकयण कप सनर दवचनरण नयनयनलय कप समक उपससरत हन। यदद उपरनक उदलजखत अवजध कप भलतर सभल घनयल वयदकयण कप सनर पककनरगण दवचनरण वयनयनलय कप समक उपससरत हनतप हह तन दवचनरण नयनयनलय रनजलननमन कन सतयनदपत कर उदचत आदपश पनररत करपगन तरन पमनणदत पदत पपदषत करपगन दवरद कनई पपलडक कनयरवनहल न कक तरन तब तक उपरनक मनमलप मम अदभयमकगण कप जनयप। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कप सनलग उक आदपशण कक सतयनदपत पदतजलदपयण दलवननल नयनयनलय, कन कमपयसटर दवभनग सप सतयनपन करनयन गयन, जन कमपयसटर दवभनग, झनझसल दनरन सहल पनतप हहए सतयनदपत दकयन गयन हह। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कप उक आदपशण कक सतयपदत जलदपयनझ पतनवलल पर सनलग हन। उलपखनलय हह दक मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय इलनहनबनद मम यनजजत ररट सन०- 6656/2024 मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कप पररपपकय मम पककनरण दनरन ससनधपत 52 ए/1 लगनयत 52 ए/2 पसतमत दकयन गयन। ममकदमन वनददयन शलमतल ससरज पतनल चनदभनन एवन पलदडतन भनवनन पमतल चनदभनन दनवनसलगण गनम खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन जजलन झननसल कक पहचनन उनकप अजधवकन शल रनजपनद पनल एरवनकप ट एवन अदभयमकगण अजय रनजपसत पमत रनमसवरप रनजपसत, दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत पमत सलतनरनम एवन रनमसवरप पमत अमर जसनह समसत दनवनसलगण खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन जजलन झनझसल कक दशननखत उनकप अजधवकन शल रनघवपनद जसनह सनमवनशल दनरन कक गई। दननण पकण कन रनजलननमन पढकर समननयन व समझनयन गयन। उभयपकण दनरन सवपचछन सप रनजलननमन सवलकनर दकयन गयन। दवदनन अजधवकनगण कक उपससरदत मम यह रनजलननमन सतयनदपत व उभयपकन एवन उनकप लगनयत 52 ए/2 पर नदक उक ससनधपत कनगज सन० 52 ए/1 तसदलक दकयन जनतन हह। चस मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद दनरन हल अदगम आवशयक कनयरवनहल कक जननल हह। अतत अनमपनलन आखयन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कन आवशयक कनयरवनहल हपतम अदवलमब दनयमननमसनर पपदषत कक जनवप । इलनहनबनद कप आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, कप मनधयम सप पलदडतन / ममकदमन वनददयन कन यह भल दनदरदशत दकयन गयन हह दक वह वतरमनन मनमलप मम रनजय सरकनर सप पनप ममआवजप कक रनदश कन रनजय कनष मम वनपस कर दप और जलससटनग कक अदगम दतजर तक इसकक रसलद दनजखल करप। । अतत पलदडतन/ ममकदमन वनददयन कन दनदरदशत दकयन जनतन हह दक वह मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप उक आदपश कन अकरशत अनमपनलन करनन समदनसशचत करम। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय इलनहनबनद दनरन उपरनक ररट यनदचकन 6656/2024 अजय रनजपसत एवन दन अनय बननम उ०प० रनजय एवन अनय मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कप मनधयम सप समनवनई कक अदगम दतजर तक अदभयमकगण कप दवरद पपलरक कनयरवनहल सप रनक लगनयल गयल हह। अतत पतनवलल वननसतप अदगम आदपश ददननक 27.05. 2024 एवन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 कन पपश हन। 12/4/2024 दवशपष नयनयनधलश ( पककसन एकट), झनझसल।"

7. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that in the above eventuality of amicable settlement took place between the parties, instant application may be allowed and the entire proceedings may be quashed. It is further submitted that both the parties have entered into compromise out of their own volition without any duress and burried the hatchet. There is no grudges between them against each other. To quash the cognizance order as well as criminal proceeding, learned counsel for the applicant has relied upon the following judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court:- (i) B.S.Joshi & Others Vs. State of Haryana & Others; (2003) 4 SCC 675. (ii) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation; (2008) 9 SCC 667. (iii) Manoj Sharma Vs. State & Others; (2008) 16 SCC 1. (iv) Gyan Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303. (v) Narindra Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466.

8. In a recent judgment passed by a Three Judges' Bench of the Apex Court in the Case of Parbatbhai Aahir alias Parbatbhai Bhimsinhbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another, reported in AIR 2017 SC 4843, Hon'ble Supreme Court has summarized the ratio of all the cases decided earlier with respect to quashing of F.I.R./charge- sheet/criminal proceeding on the ground of settlement between the parties and expounded the ten categories in which application under Section 482 could be entertained for quashing the F.I.R./charge-sheet/criminal proceeding on the basis of compromise. Para no. 15 of the said judgement summarizing the proposition in this respect is reproduced below :- "15. (i) Section 482 preserves the inherent power of the High Court to prevent an abuse of the process of any court or to secure the ends of justice./ The provision does not confer new powers. It only recognises and preserves powers which inhere in the High Court; (ii) The invocation of the jurisdiction of the High Court to quash a First Information Report or a criminal proceeding on the ground that a settlement has been arrived at between the offender and the victim is not the same as the invocation of jurisdiction for the purpose of compounding an offence. While compounding an offence, the power of the court is governed by the provisions of Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The power to quash under Section 482 is attracted even if the offence is non-compoundable. (iii) In forming an opinion whether a criminal proceeding or compliant should be quashed in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482, the High Court must evaluate whether the ends of justice would justify the exercise of the inherent power; (iv) While the inherent power of the High Court has a wide ambit and plenitude it has to be exercised;(i) to secure the ends of justice or (ii) to prevent an abuse of the process of any court; (v) The decision as to whether a complaint or First Information Report should be quashed on the ground that the offender and victim have settled the dispute, revolves ultimately on the facts and circumstances of each case and no exhaustive elaboration of principles can be formulated; (vi) In exercise of the power under Section 482 and while dealing with a plea that the dispute has been settled, the High Court must have due regard to the nature and gravity of the offence. Heinous and serious offences involving mental depravity or offences such as murder, rape and dacoity cannot approximately be quashed though the victim or the family of the victim have settled the dispute. Such offences are, truly speaking, not private in nature but have a serious impact upon society. The decision to continue with the trial in such cases is founded on the overriding element of public interest in punishing persons for serious offences; (vii) As distinguished from serious offences, there may be criminal cases which have an overwhelming or predominant element of a civil dispute. They stand on a distinct footing insofar as the exercise of the inherent power to quash is concerned; (viii) Criminal cases involving offences which arise from commercial, financial, mercantile, partnership or similar transactions with an essentially civil flavour may in appropriate situations fall for quashing where parties have settled the dispute; (ix) In such a case, the High Court may quash the criminal proceeding if in view of the compromise between the disputants, the possibility of a conviction is remote and the continuation of a criminal proceeding would cause oppression and prejudice; and (x) There is yet an exception to the principle set out in propositions (viii) and (ix) above. Economic offences involving the financial and economic well-being of the state have implications which lie beyond the domain of a mere dispute between private disputants. The High Court would be justified in declining to quash where the offender is involved in an activity akin to a financial or economic fraud or misdemeanor. The consequences of the act complained of upon the financial or economic system will weigh in the balance."

9. Learned A.G.A. has no objection, in case, the instant application is decided by this Court on the basis of compromise took place between the parties, which is duly verified by the court concerned.

10. Having considered the compromise took place between the parties and with the assistance of the aforesaid guidelines, keeping in view the nature of gravity and severity of the offence, which are more particular in private dispute, it is deemed proper that in order to meet the ends of justice, the present proceeding should be quashed. In result, dispute between the parties will put to an end, peace will be resorted and relationship between them will be smooth. No useful purpose would be served to keep the present matter pending inasmuch as both the parties have buried the hatchet and as the time passes, it will be difficult to prove the guilt of the accused. The continuation of criminal proceeding would cause oppression and prejudice.

11. In view of the aforesaid pronouncements of the Hon'ble Apex Court and in the light of the settlement/agreement inked between the parties, the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is hereby allowed. The entire criminal proceeding of the aforementioned case is hereby quashed.

12. Let a copy of the order be transmitted to the concerned lower Court for necessary action. Order Date :- 15.1.2025

2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A and perused the record on board.

3. In view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and the order proposed to be passed hereunder, this Court is proceeding to decide instant matter finally without putting notice to Opposite Party No. 2 with liberty that he may file recall application in case the facts and details given in the instant application are found to be incorrect.

4. The applicants have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the entire proceedings including non-bailable warrant dated 06.05.2023 in Special Trial No. 913 of 2019 (Sate Vs. Ajay Rajput and Others), arising out of Case Crime No. 41 of 2019 under Sections 354, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., Section 8 POCSO Act and Sections 3 (1) da, 3(1) (dha), 3 (2) (va) SC/ST Act, Police Station-Babina, District-Jhansi, pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act), Court No. 4, Jhansi.

5. During pendency of the criminal proceedings, both the parties have amicably settled their dispute and inked compromise. Having considered the amicable settlement took place between the parties, this Court, vide order dated 4.3.2024 has relegated the parties before the court below to get their compromise verified and also called for the report from the District Magistrate as to whether compensation amount received by the victim under the SC/ST Act has been received or not. For ready reference, the order dated 4.3.2023 is quoted hereinbelow: "List revised. Learned counsel for the applicants is present. According to him the parties have arrived at a compromise. The compromise deed is appended at pate 74 of the paper book. Some sections involved in the matter are non compoundable, hence, a direction is sought for the trial court to verify the compromise deed. As the dispute is personal and the compromise between the parties would not affect the society adversely, the parties are directed to appear along with all the injured persons before the trial court within a period of 15 days from today along with the compromise deed. If the parties appear along with all the injured persons before the trial court within the stipulated period mentioned above, the trial court shall verify the compromise deed or pass an appropriate order thereon and transmit the certified copy of the compromise deed along with the certified copy of the order passed thereon to this court within 15 days thereafter. A report be summoned from the District Magistrate concerned through the Registrar General, Allahabad High Court, Allahabad to make it clear as to what amount of compensation has been received by the victim or first informant from the State with regard to the present case. The victim/ the first informant is directed to pay back the compensation amount in the State Exchequer received by her/him from the State Government in the present matter and file its receipt by the next date of listing. List on 9.4.2024. Till then no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants."

6. In pursuance of the order dated 4.3.2024 passed by this Court, learned District Magistrate, Jhansi has submitted its report dated 2.4.2024 with an averment that the victim has returned the compensation amount i.e. Rs. 75,000/- through chalan No. CR 03888 dated 27.3.2024. Apart from that, learned Special Judge/POCSO Act has submitted compromise verification report dated 18.4.2024 with averment that both the parties have appeared before the court below, who have been identified by their respective counsel. Accordingly, compromise has been verified in their presence. Along with compromise verification report dated 18.4.2024, a copy of the compromise application and copy of the compromise verification order dated 12.4.2024 have been annexed. For ready reference, order dated 12.4.2024 is quoted herein below:- "ददनननक- 12.04.2024 पतनवलल पपश हहई। पनररगण वनददयन ममकदमन शलमतल ससरज, पलदडतन भनवनन एवन अदभयमकगण अजय रनजपसत, दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत एवन रनमसवरप कक ओर सप पनररननपत 47 ए/1 इस आशय कन पसतमत दकयन गयन हह दक उपरनक कप स मम वनददयन ममकदमन व अदभयमकगणण कप बलच समझझतन हन चमकन हह। वनददयन तरन अदभयमकगणण दनरन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप समक दकदमनल दमसलपदनयस पनररनन पत सन० 6656/2024 धनरन 482 जजस पर मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय दनरन शलमनन जल कन वनददयन तरन अदभयमकगणन कप बलच हहए समझझतप कन सतयनपन करनप कन दनदरश दकयन हह। पनररगण / अदभयमकगण मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप आदपश कक ककपल शलमनन जल कप अवलनकननरर हपतम समझझतन सदहत पपश कर रहप हह, जजस पर उदचत आदपश पनररत करनप कन दनवपदन दकयन गयन हह। जन०फझ० कप तहत कनयरवनहल कक गयल रल, अनतगरत धनरन 482 पनररननपत कप सनर पनररगण कप दनरन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, कनगज सन०-48 ए/3 04.03.2024 सतयनदपत पदत तरन वनददयन कन शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/2, कनगज सन० 47 ए/5, रनमसवरप कन शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/11 शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/13 इलनहनबनद कप आदपश सनखयन 6656/2024 मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत कक सतयनदपत पदत तरन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 कक पलदडतन कन शपर पत अदभयमक अजय कन शपरपत कनगज सन० 47 ए/8, अदभयमक एवन अदभयमक दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत कन एवन सभल पनररगण कप आधनर कनरर कक छनयनपदत सनलग हह। समनन एवन अवलनदकत। पमतल चनदभनन दनवनसलगण गनम खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन, पनररननपत कप मनधयम सप पनररगण वनददयन ममकदमन शलमतल ससरज पतनल चनदभनन, (पलदडतन) जजलन झनझसल एवन अजय रनजपसत पमत शल रनमसवरप रनजपसत, दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत पमत शल सलतनरनम तरन रनमसवरप पमत शल अमर जसनह दनवनसलगण गनम खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन झनझसल कप दनरन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कप अनमपनलन मम कजरत सनजधपत कन सतयनदपत करनप कक यनचनन कक गयल हह। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप सनलग आदपश पनररननपत अनतगरत धनरन 482 मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कन स- सममनन अवलनकन दकयन गयन। इलनहनबनद मप यनजजत ररट सनखयन 6656/2024 तरन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 नन० 6656/2024 एवन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 अवलनकन सप सपष हह दक मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कप दनरन उक आदपश कप मनधयम सप पनररगण कन यह आदपदशत दकयन गयन हह दक पनररगण रनजलननमप कप सनर आज सप 15 ददनण कक अवजध कप भलतर सभल घनयल वयदकयण कप सनर दवचनरण नयनयनलय कप समक उपससरत हन। यदद उपरनक उदलजखत अवजध कप भलतर सभल घनयल वयदकयण कप सनर पककनरगण दवचनरण वयनयनलय कप समक उपससरत हनतप हह तन दवचनरण नयनयनलय रनजलननमन कन सतयनदपत कर उदचत आदपश पनररत करपगन तरन पमनणदत पदत पपदषत करपगन दवरद कनई पपलडक कनयरवनहल न कक तरन तब तक उपरनक मनमलप मम अदभयमकगण कप जनयप। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कप सनलग उक आदपशण कक सतयनदपत पदतजलदपयण दलवननल नयनयनलय, कन कमपयसटर दवभनग सप सतयनपन करनयन गयन, जन कमपयसटर दवभनग, झनझसल दनरन सहल पनतप हहए सतयनदपत दकयन गयन हह। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कप उक आदपशण कक सतयपदत जलदपयनझ पतनवलल पर सनलग हन। उलपखनलय हह दक मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय इलनहनबनद मम यनजजत ररट सन०- 6656/2024 मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कप पररपपकय मम पककनरण दनरन ससनधपत 52 ए/1 लगनयत 52 ए/2 पसतमत दकयन गयन। ममकदमन वनददयन शलमतल ससरज पतनल चनदभनन एवन पलदडतन भनवनन पमतल चनदभनन दनवनसलगण गनम खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन जजलन झननसल कक पहचनन उनकप अजधवकन शल रनजपनद पनल एरवनकप ट एवन अदभयमकगण अजय रनजपसत पमत रनमसवरप रनजपसत, दवननद कम मनर रनजपसत पमत सलतनरनम एवन रनमसवरप पमत अमर जसनह समसत दनवनसलगण खजरनहन बमजमगर रननन बबलनन जजलन झनझसल कक दशननखत उनकप अजधवकन शल रनघवपनद जसनह सनमवनशल दनरन कक गई। दननण पकण कन रनजलननमन पढकर समननयन व समझनयन गयन। उभयपकण दनरन सवपचछन सप रनजलननमन सवलकनर दकयन गयन। दवदनन अजधवकनगण कक उपससरदत मम यह रनजलननमन सतयनदपत व उभयपकन एवन उनकप लगनयत 52 ए/2 पर नदक उक ससनधपत कनगज सन० 52 ए/1 तसदलक दकयन जनतन हह। चस मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद दनरन हल अदगम आवशयक कनयरवनहल कक जननल हह। अतत अनमपनलन आखयन मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, इलनहनबनद कन आवशयक कनयरवनहल हपतम अदवलमब दनयमननमसनर पपदषत कक जनवप । इलनहनबनद कप आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय, कप मनधयम सप पलदडतन / ममकदमन वनददयन कन यह भल दनदरदशत दकयन गयन हह दक वह वतरमनन मनमलप मम रनजय सरकनर सप पनप ममआवजप कक रनदश कन रनजय कनष मम वनपस कर दप और जलससटनग कक अदगम दतजर तक इसकक रसलद दनजखल करप। । अतत पलदडतन/ ममकदमन वनददयन कन दनदरदशत दकयन जनतन हह दक वह मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय कप उक आदपश कन अकरशत अनमपनलन करनन समदनसशचत करम। मनननलय उचच नयनयनलय इलनहनबनद दनरन उपरनक ररट यनदचकन 6656/2024 अजय रनजपसत एवन दन अनय बननम उ०प० रनजय एवन अनय मम पनररत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.03.2024 कप मनधयम सप समनवनई कक अदगम दतजर तक अदभयमकगण कप दवरद पपलरक कनयरवनहल सप रनक लगनयल गयल हह। अतत पतनवलल वननसतप अदगम आदपश ददननक 27.05. 2024 एवन सनशनजधत आदपश ददनननदकत 04.04.2024 कन पपश हन। 12/4/2024 दवशपष नयनयनधलश ( पककसन एकट), झनझसल।"

7. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that in the above eventuality of amicable settlement took place between the parties, instant application may be allowed and the entire proceedings may be quashed. It is further submitted that both the parties have entered into compromise out of their own volition without any duress and burried the hatchet. There is no grudges between them against each other. To quash the cognizance order as well as criminal proceeding, learned counsel for the applicant has relied upon the following judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court:- (i) B.S.Joshi & Others Vs. State of Haryana & Others; (2003) 4 SCC 675. (ii) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation; (2008) 9 SCC 667. (iii) Manoj Sharma Vs. State & Others; (2008) 16 SCC 1. (iv) Gyan Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303. (v) Narindra Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466.

8. In a recent judgment passed by a Three Judges' Bench of the Apex Court in the Case of Parbatbhai Aahir alias Parbatbhai Bhimsinhbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another, reported in AIR 2017 SC 4843, Hon'ble Supreme Court has summarized the ratio of all the cases decided earlier with respect to quashing of F.I.R./charge- sheet/criminal proceeding on the ground of settlement between the parties and expounded the ten categories in which application under Section 482 could be entertained for quashing the F.I.R./charge-sheet/criminal proceeding on the basis of compromise. Para no. 15 of the said judgement summarizing the proposition in this respect is reproduced below :- "15. (i) Section 482 preserves the inherent power of the High Court to prevent an abuse of the process of any court or to secure the ends of justice./ The provision does not confer new powers. It only recognises and preserves powers which inhere in the High Court; (ii) The invocation of the jurisdiction of the High Court to quash a First Information Report or a criminal proceeding on the ground that a settlement has been arrived at between the offender and the victim is not the same as the invocation of jurisdiction for the purpose of compounding an offence. While compounding an offence, the power of the court is governed by the provisions of Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The power to quash under Section 482 is attracted even if the offence is non-compoundable. (iii) In forming an opinion whether a criminal proceeding or compliant should be quashed in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482, the High Court must evaluate whether the ends of justice would justify the exercise of the inherent power; (iv) While the inherent power of the High Court has a wide ambit and plenitude it has to be exercised;(i) to secure the ends of justice or (ii) to prevent an abuse of the process of any court; (v) The decision as to whether a complaint or First Information Report should be quashed on the ground that the offender and victim have settled the dispute, revolves ultimately on the facts and circumstances of each case and no exhaustive elaboration of principles can be formulated; (vi) In exercise of the power under Section 482 and while dealing with a plea that the dispute has been settled, the High Court must have due regard to the nature and gravity of the offence. Heinous and serious offences involving mental depravity or offences such as murder, rape and dacoity cannot approximately be quashed though the victim or the family of the victim have settled the dispute. Such offences are, truly speaking, not private in nature but have a serious impact upon society. The decision to continue with the trial in such cases is founded on the overriding element of public interest in punishing persons for serious offences; (vii) As distinguished from serious offences, there may be criminal cases which have an overwhelming or predominant element of a civil dispute. They stand on a distinct footing insofar as the exercise of the inherent power to quash is concerned; (viii) Criminal cases involving offences which arise from commercial, financial, mercantile, partnership or similar transactions with an essentially civil flavour may in appropriate situations fall for quashing where parties have settled the dispute; (ix) In such a case, the High Court may quash the criminal proceeding if in view of the compromise between the disputants, the possibility of a conviction is remote and the continuation of a criminal proceeding would cause oppression and prejudice; and (x) There is yet an exception to the principle set out in propositions (viii) and (ix) above. Economic offences involving the financial and economic well-being of the state have implications which lie beyond the domain of a mere dispute between private disputants. The High Court would be justified in declining to quash where the offender is involved in an activity akin to a financial or economic fraud or misdemeanor. The consequences of the act complained of upon the financial or economic system will weigh in the balance."

9. Learned A.G.A. has no objection, in case, the instant application is decided by this Court on the basis of compromise took place between the parties, which is duly verified by the court concerned.

10. Having considered the compromise took place between the parties and with the assistance of the aforesaid guidelines, keeping in view the nature of gravity and severity of the offence, which are more particular in private dispute, it is deemed proper that in order to meet the ends of justice, the present proceeding should be quashed. In result, dispute between the parties will put to an end, peace will be resorted and relationship between them will be smooth. No useful purpose would be served to keep the present matter pending inasmuch as both the parties have buried the hatchet and as the time passes, it will be difficult to prove the guilt of the accused. The continuation of criminal proceeding would cause oppression and prejudice.

11. In view of the aforesaid pronouncements of the Hon'ble Apex Court and in the light of the settlement/agreement inked between the parties, the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is hereby allowed. The entire criminal proceeding of the aforementioned case is hereby quashed.

12. Let a copy of the order be transmitted to the concerned lower Court for necessary action. Order Date :- 15.1.2025