JUDGMENT 1. - This criminal misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners with a prayer for quashing the F.I.R. No. 176/2014 dated 27.4.2014 pertaining to Police Station, Surajpole, Udaipur for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 448, 149 I.P.C. 2. It is submitted by learned Counsel for the petitioners that the impugned F.I.R. has been lodged by the respondent No. 2 against the petitioners while alleging that the petitioners had criminally trespassed on the portion of the property belonging to the respondent No. 2. It is further submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that the petitioner No. 1 filed a civil suit before the Civil Judge (Jr. Division), Udaipur City South, Udaipur in relation to the property in question and in the said civil suit, the parties nave submitted a compromise, which has been attested by the Civil Court and the Civil Court has passed the decree on the basis of the compromise. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioners has argued that since the dispute has already been amicably settled between the parties, the impugned F.I.R. lodged against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 448, 149 I.P.C. may kindly be quashed. 4. Heard learned Counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 5. It is an admitted position that the dispute between the parties has already been settled and an application under Order 23, Rule 3 read with 151 C.P.C. was filed by the parties before the Civil Court and the civil suit filed by petitioner No. 1 has been disposed of. Today also learned Counsel for the respondent No. 2 has categorically submitted that the respondent No. 2 does not want to continue the proceedings against the petitioners as the dispute has already been resolved between the parties. 6. From the close scrutiny of the facts of the case, it appears that the dispute between the parties was more or less of civil nature. 7. The Hon'ble Apex Court while answering a reference in the case of Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in JT 2012(9) SC 426 , has held as below; - . "57. From the close scrutiny of the facts of the case, it appears that the dispute between the parties was more or less of civil nature. 7. The Hon'ble Apex Court while answering a reference in the case of Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in JT 2012(9) SC 426 , has held as below; - . "57. The position that emerges from the above discussion can be summarised thus.-The power of the High Court in quashing a criminal proceeding or F.I.R. or complaint in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction is distinct and different from the power given to a Criminal Court for compounding the offences under Section 320 of the Code. Inherent power is of wide plenitude with no statutory limitation but it has to be exercised in accord with the guideline engrafted in such power viz; (i) to secure the ends of justice; or (ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any Court. In what cases power to quash the criminal proceeding or complaint or F.I.R. may be exercised where the offender and victim have settled their dispute would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and no category can be prescribed. However, before exercise of such power, the High Court must have due regard to the nature and gravity of the crime. Heinous and serious offences of mental depravity or offences like murder, rape, dacoity, etc. cannot be fittingly quashed even though the victim or victim's family and the offender have settled the dispute. Such offences are not private in nature and have serious impact on society. Similarly, any compromise between the victim and offender in relation to the offences under special statutes like Prevention of Corruption Act or the offences committed by public servants while working in that capacity etc.; cannot provide for any basis for quashing criminal proceedings involving such offences. But the criminal cases having overwhelmingly and predominatingly civil flavour stand on different footing for the purposes of quashing, particularly the offences arising from commercial, financial, mercantile, civil, partnership or such like transactions or the offences arising out of matrimony relating to dowry, etc. or the family disputes where the wrong is basically private or personal in nature and the parties | have resolved their entire dispute. or the family disputes where the wrong is basically private or personal in nature and the parties | have resolved their entire dispute. In this category of cases, High Court ( may quash criminal proceedings if in its view, because of the compromise between the offender and victim, the possibility of conviction is remote | and bleak and continuation of criminal case would put accused to great oppression and prejudice and extreme injustice would be caused to him by not quashing the criminal case despite full and complete settlement and compromise with the victim. In other words, the High Court must consider whether it would be unfair or contrary to the interest of justice to continue with the criminal proceeding or continuation of the criminal | proceeding would tantamount to abuse of process of law despite settlement and compromise between the victim and wrongdoer and whether to secure the ends of justice, it is appropriate that criminal case is put to an end and if the answer to the above question(s) is in affirmative, the High Court shall be well within its jurisdiction to quash the criminal proceeding." 8. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and looking to the fact that the dispute between the parties has already been settled, it is a fit case wherein the impugned F.I.R. lodged against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471,120-B I.P.C. can be quashed. 9. In view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh's I case (supra) and in the facts and circumstances as noted above, this criminal misc. petition is allowed and the impugned F.I.R. lodged against the petitioners for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C. is quashed.Stay petition stands disposed of. *******