GUDVANT PATIDAR v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
Court: High Court of Madhya Pradesh
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High Court of Madhya Pradesh judgment dated 2024-02-02. GUDVANT PATIDAR v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SUBODH ABHYANKAR nd ON THE 2 OF FEBRUARY, 2024 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 3469 of 2024 BETWEEN:- 1. GUDVANT PATIDAR S/O DHANSHYAM PATIDAR OCCUPATION: SERVICE R/O BUDA NARAYANGARH MANDSAUR (MADHYA PRADESH) 2. PRAFUL PATIDAR S/O DHANSHYAM PATIDAR OCCUPATION: SERVICE BUDA, NARAYANGARH, MANDSAUR (MADHYA PRADESH) ..... PETITIONERS (BY SHRI AMIT SINGH SISODIA, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH STATION HOUSE OFFICER THROUGH POLICE STATION NARAYANGARH DISTRICT MANDSAUR (MADHYA PRADESH) 2. RAHUL RATHORE S/O BHAGIRATH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCCUPATION: SERVICE BUDA, MALHARGARH, MANDSAUR (MADHYA PRADESH) ..... RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI MUKESH SHARMA, P. L. /G. A. AND SHRI RAHUL PATIDAR, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO. 2/COMPLAINANT) This petition coming on for admission this day, th e court passed the following: ORDER Petitioners and the complainant are present in person. 2.
This petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of Cr. P. C. for quashing the FIR lodged at Crime No. 0008/2024 registered at Signature Not Verified Signed by: BAHAR CHAWLA Signing time: 02-02-2024 17:44:29 Police Station Narayangarh, District Mandsaur(M. P. ) under Sections 294, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and all other criminal proceedings arising out of the aforesaid crime number. 3. Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the matter has already been settled between the parties and an affidavit has also been filed in the concerned police station but till date, no action has been taken by the police and the petitioners are apprehending that they would be unnecessarily dragged in the Court for such trivial offence, which actually did not take place. 4.
The complainant Rahul Rathore, S/o Bhagirath Rathore is also present and it is submitted that he does not wish to pursue the matter any further and the counsel appearing for the complainant Rahul has also submitted that the FIR may be quashed as the matter has already been settled between the parties, which also relates to a trivial offence under Section 294, 506 and 34 of the IPC. 5. Heard. Having considered the rival submissions and on perusal of the documents filed on record and the fact that the FIR has been lodged at Crime No. 0008 of 2024 under Sections 294, 506 ad 34 of the IPC and the parties have already buried their hatchets and further considering the fact that the charge-sheet has still not been filed, this Court is inclined to exercise its inherent jurisdiction, as no purpose would be served to further drag the matter. 6. Accordingly, the petition stands allowed and the FIR lodged at Crime No. 0008/2024 registered at Police Station Narayangarh, District Mandsaur (M. P.
) under Sections 294, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and all other criminal proceedings arising out of the aforesaid crime number are hereby quashed so far as it relates to the present petitioners only. Signature Not Verified Signed by: BAHAR CHAWLA Signing time: 02-02-2024 17:44:29 (SUBODH ABHYANKAR) JUDGE Bahar Signature Not Verified Signed by: BAHAR CHAWLA Signing time: 02-02-2024 17:44:29
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