Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur
Baljit Singh Chahal vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:28197) on 1 July, 2025
Author: Kuldeep Mathur
Bench: Kuldeep Mathur
[2025:RJ-JD:28197]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 4621/2025
Baljit Singh Chahal S/o Late Sardul Singh, Aged About 49 Years,
R/o House No. 4-D-6 Jawahar Nagar, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
----Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor
2. Indu Chahal D/o Late Sardul Singh, Aged About 46 Years,
W/o Gurcharan Singh Gill R/o Hose Siuated Behind The
House Of Dr. Lal Chand , Dead House Road, Basti Hazur
Singh, Fazilka, Punjab -152123
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. G.S. Chouhan
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sri Ram Choudhary, PP
Mr. Vinod Prajapat for complainant
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR
Order
01/07/2025
The instant criminal misc. petition under Section 528 BNSS
(482 Cr.P.C.) has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of
the F.I.R. No.01/2025, registered at Police Station Chunawad,
District Sri Ganganagar, for the offences punishable under
Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2)(b) of BNS.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the parties
have amicably settled their disputes and have arrived at a
compromise.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on a
decision of Hon’ble the Supreme Court in the case of Gian Singh
Vs. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in (2012)10 SCC 303. He
therefore prayed that the impugned FIR may kindly be quashed.
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Learned counsel for the complainant concurs the factum of
compromise and submits that in view of the compromise, the
complainant is not inclined to further prosecute the petitioner.
In view of compromise arrived at between the parties and
applying the ratio in decision of Gian Singh (Supra), this Court
deems it just and proper to invoke inherent powers under Section
528 BNSS (482 Cr.P.C).
Accordingly, the present misc. petition is allowed. The F.I.R.
No.01/2025, registered at Police Station Chunawad, District Sri
Ganganagar, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4),
338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2)(b) of BNS and all subsequent
proceedings sought to be taken thereunder against the petitioner,
are quashed.
(KULDEEP MATHUR),J
62-divya/-
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