Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 5574 Raj/2
Judgement Date : 4 October, 2021
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 6260/2021
1. Lalita Daughter Of Shri Durga Prasad Mahawar, Wife Of
Shri Sanjay, Resident Of Khidki Gate, Weir, Town Weir,
District Bharatpur (Raj).
2. Sanjay Son Of Late Shri Brij Lal Koli, Resident Of Khidki
Gate, Weir, Town Weir, District Bharatpur (Raj).
----Accused-Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P.
2. Durga Prasad Son Of Shri Roop Chand, Resident Of Kahar
Mohalla, Bhusawar, Police Station Bhusawar, District
Bharatpur (Raj).
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Banvari Lal Saini For Respondent(s) : Mr. F.R. Meena, PP For Complainant : Mr Vinod Pathak
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL
Order
04/10/2021
This criminal miscellaneous petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
has been filed for quashing the FIR No.711/2020 dated
28.11.2020 registered at Police Station Bhusawar, District
Bharatpur for offence under Sections 363 & 366 of I.P.C. and
Section 18 of the Protection of Child From Sexual Offences Act,
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the
parties are major and have solemnized marriage as per the Hindu
Rites and Ceremonies. He submits that even the complainant,
father of petitioner No.1, has submitted an affidavit notarized on
(2 of 3) [CRLMP-6260/2021]
28.09.2021 wherein, he has stated that his daughter has already
married with the petitioner No.2 and he does not want to
prosecute the matter further. Learned counsel submitted that a
Division Bench of this court has, vide its order dated 20.09.2021
passed in D.B. Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 279/2021,
dismissed the petition filed by the complainant recording the
statement of the petitioner No.1 wherein she has stated that she
was major and has solemnized marriage with the petitioner No.2.
Referring the judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court of India in
cases of Gian Singh versus State of Punjab & Anr. reported in
JT 2012 (9) SC-426 & Narinder Singh & Ors. versus State of
Punjab & Anr. reported in 2014 Cr.L.R. (SC) 351, he, prayed
for quashing the FIR in question.
Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the criminal
miscellaneous petition.
Learned counsel appearing for the complainant
acknowledging the factum of compromise between the parties,
submitted that he has no objection if the FIR in question is
quashed.
Heard the learned counsels for the parties and perused the
record.
Taking into consideration the submissions advanced by the
learned counsel for the petitioners, the mark-sheet of Secondary
Supplementary Examination, 2019 of the petitioner No.1, the
affidavit of the complainant notarized on 28.09.2021 and order of
this Court dated 20.09.2021 in D.B. Habeas Corpus Writ Petition
No.279/2021 and in view of compromise and in the backdrop of
law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court of India in cases of Gian
(3 of 3) [CRLMP-6260/2021]
Singh (supra) & Narinder Singh (supra), this Court deems it
just and proper to quash the FIR in question.
Resultantly, this criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed.
The FIR No.711/2020 dated 28.11.2020 registered at Police
Station Bhusawar, District Bharatpur for offence under Sections
363 & 366 of I.P.C. and Section 18 of the Act of 2012 is quashed.
(MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J
Sudha/115
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