JUDGMENT 1. - These two Criminal Misc. Petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. have been filed by the petitioners with a prayer for quashing the F.I.R. 124/2014 dated 3.5.2014 and F.I.R. No. 128/2014 dated 5.5.2014 of Police Station, Ratanada, Jodhpur East for the offence punishable under Section 279 I.P.C. 2. On 2.5.2014, two cars, which were being driven by two ladies on Ratanada Road leading to Polo Ground, were collided. It seems that though at the initial stage, both the parties had agreed not to make any complaint against each other and decided to settle the dispute amicably, yet later on one of them Smt. Gunjan Rani Saxena, petitioner in S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 1197/2014, has filed the F.I.R. No. 124/2014 alleging rash and negligent driving by Smt. Harveer Kaur wife of Shri Ramandeep Singh. In retaliation, the husband of petitioner-Harveer Kaur has filed the F.I.R. No. 128/2014 against the petitioner-Gunjan Rani Saxe on 5.5.2014 alleging commission of offence under Section 279 I.P.C. 3. Now the occupants of the vehicles collided Smt. Harveer Kaur and Gunjan Rani Saxena have filed these petitions with a prayer for quashing the impugn F.I.Rs. on the ground that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute a do not want to prosecute each other for the offence under Section 279 I.P.C. 4. Both the learned Counsels for the petitioners have submitted that the offence alleged in the F.I.Rs. is of personal nature and is neither heinous n against the society, therefore, the F.I.Rs. in question may kindly be quashed a set aside. 5. The learned Counsel for the petitioners have placed reliance on decisions of Hon'ble Supreme Court as well as of this Court rendered in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr., 2012 Cri.L.J. 4934 ; Shiji and Pappu & Ors. v. Radhika Anr., 2012 Cr.L.R. (SC) 69 ; Dimpey Gujral & Ors. v. Union Territory through Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh & Ors., 2013 Cri.L.J. 520 ; Habib & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2013(1) Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 255 ; Manish Choudhary v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2013(2) Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 722 ; Nema Ram & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2013(4) Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 1994. 6. Looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case particularly the fact that the incident for which the F.I.Rs.
v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2013(1) Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 255 ; Manish Choudhary v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2013(2) Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 722 ; Nema Ram & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2013(4) Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 1994. 6. Looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case particularly the fact that the incident for which the F.I.Rs. have been lodged is of minor nature involving collision of two vehicles on an inter-section, this Court is of the opinion that when the dispute has already been settled between the parties amicably, there is no point in prosecuting the petitioners for the offence under Section 279 I.P.C. 7. Hence, both these Criminal Misc. Petitions are allowed. The F.I.R. No. 124/2014 dated 3.5.2014 and F.I.R. No. 128/2014 dated 5.5.2014 of Police Station, Ratanada Jodhpur East are quashed and set aside.Stay Petitions stand disposed of.Petitions allowed. *******