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2021 DIGILAW 544 (MP)

Jaideep Singh v. State of M. P.

2021-07-09

ANAND PATHAK

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ORDER 1. The present petition has been preferred by the petitioner under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashment of FIR registered at Crime No.12/2020 at Police Station Crime Branch District Gwalior, for the offence under sections 354, 294 of IPC on the basis of compromise. 2. It is the submission of counsel for the parties that both the parties want to settle the matter and they want to bury the dispute once and for all. Both the families know each other and it was just communication gap which later on realized by the parties. They intend to enter into the compromise therefore, application under sections 320(2) of Cr.P.C. by way of I.A. No.25386/2020 has been preferred by the parties jointly. Parties fairly submit that they want to give peace a chance and for that they want to settle their dispute inter se. Under the direction of this Court, the factum of compromise entered into between the parties has been verified by the Principal Registrar of this Court and according to the said report, parties settled the matter and intended to compromise the matter. 3. Parties intend to serve the society in meaningful manner to purge their guilt and to reform themselves from their inner soul, therefore, expressed their desire to perform community service to serve any National/Social/Environmental cause. 4. A Lean Compromise is better than a Fat Law Suit, instant efforts of the parties indicate the same. It is expected that their bona fide gestures would continue. 5. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in catena of judgments Jagdish Channa & others v. State of Haryana & another, AIR 2008 SC 1968 , Madan Mohan Abbot v. State of Punjab, AIR 2008 SC 1969 , Shiji v. Radhika & Another, (2011) 10 SCC 705 , Narinder Singh & others v. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466 , B.S. Joshi and others v. State of Haryana and another (2003) 4 SCC 675 , Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Parbatbhai Ahir alias Parbatbhai Bhimsinhbhai Karmur and others v. State of Gujarat and another, (2017) 9 SCC 641 , laid down that even in non-compoundable cases on the basis of compromise, criminal proceedings can be quashed so that valuable time of the Court can be saved and utilized in other material cases. 6. 6. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and taking into account the law laid down by the apex Court, in the opinion of this Court, continuance of trial in such matter will be a futile exercise which will serve no purpose. Further the ingredients are mainly under section 354 of IPC, therefore, permission to compound the offence is accorded. Under such a situation, section 482 Cr.P.C. can be justifiably invoked to prevent abuse of the process of law and wasteful exercise by the courts below. 7. To preserve the resources and bonhomie created between the parties arises out of settlement, in the interest of justice, application for compounding the offence vide I.A.No.25386/2020 is allowed because no fruitful purpose would be served in continuation of trial. Thus, parties are permitted to compound the offence. 8. Resultantly, the petition is allowed. FIR registered at Crime No.12/2020 at Police Station Crime Branch District Gwalior, for the offence under sections 354, 294 of IPC and subsequent proceedings thereto (RCT No.3074/2020 pending before JMFC Gwalior) stand quashed against the petitioner. 9. As per the expression and interest, petitioner is directed to deposit Rs.10,000/- in favour of Army Central Welfare Fund having A/C No.520101236373338 of Corporation Bank, Chandani Chowk Delhi. 10. As per undertaking, petitioner is directed to serve society by way of providing self-help books with reformatory contents to the jail inmates of all District Jails/Sub-jails of Territorial jurisdiction of this Court (Gwalior Bench) so that those books can be read by the jail inmates for their self-amelioration, reformation and bringing positive approach in their disposition which shall be helpful after serving their jail sentences and coming back into the main stream. District Judges, Jail authorities and Legal Aid Officer of M.P. High Court, Bench Gwalior are requested to cooperate in this regard. 11. Principal Registrar of this Court is directed to send a copy of this order to the Chief of Defence Staff/Ex-officio Secretary to the Department of Military Affairs in Ministry of Defence, North Block New Delhi for information purpose about the thoughtfulness of petitioner towards National Cause. 12. Petition stands allowed and disposed of in above terms subject to aforesaid conditions.