Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 6941 Guj
Judgement Date : 20 September, 2023
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 23295 of 2015
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CHANUBHA GAMBHIRSINH JADEJA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & 1 other(s)
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Appearance:
MR ABHAYKUMAR P SHAH(3093) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR KIRTIDEV R DAVE(3267) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP N. BHATT
Date : 20/09/2023
ORAL ORDER
1. With the consent of learned advocates appearing for
the parties, present application is taken up for final
disposal today.
2. Rule. Learned advocates waive service of notice of
Rule for respective respondents.
3. By way of the present application under Section
482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for
short, the 'Code'), the applicant/s prays for quashing
the FIR being C.R.No.I-65 of 2015 registered with
Samkhiyari Police Station, Kachchh for the offence
punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471
and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
4. Heard learned advocates.
5. Learned advocate for the applicant/s has taken this
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Court through the factual matrix arising out of the
present application.
6. At the outset, it is submitted that the parties have
amicably resolved the dispute. In support of such
submission made at the bar by the learned
advocates appearing for the respective parties, have
placed on record affidavit of settlement duly signed
by the complainant. The complainant is present in
the Court and on inquiry, confirms the factum of
settlement.
7. Since now, the dispute with reference to the
impugned FIR is settled and resolved by and
between parties, which is confirmed by the original
complainant through learned advocate, the trial would be futile and any further continuation of
proceedings would amount to abuse of process of
law. In view of the above and in view of the
judgment in case of Gian Singh v. State of Punjab
& Another, reported in (2012) 10 SCC 303, the
impugned FIR is required to be quashed and set
aside.
8. Resultantly, this application is allowed. The
impugned FIR being C.R.No.I-65 of 2015 registered
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with Samkhiyari Police Station, Kachchh and all
other consequential proceedings, if any, arising out
of said FIR qua the applicant/s are hereby quashed
and set aside.
9. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent.
Direct service is permitted.
(SANDEEP N. BHATT,J) SRILATHA
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