Sonu Berwa And Others vs State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others

Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, J

This petition under Section 482 of CrPC has been filed for quashing the FIR in Crime No. 24/2021 registered at Police Station Manpur, District

Sheopur for the offences punishable under Sections 327, 294, 323, 506 and 34 of the IPC.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the parties that respondent No. 2/complainant has entered into a compromise with the petitioners and, therefore,

the present petition has been filed for compounding the offence on the basis of compromise.

Along with the petition, application I.A. No. 5824/2021 has also been filed by the petitioners and complainant-respondent No. 2 jointly. The application

is duly signed by both the parties and is supported by affidavits of respective parties.

In compliance of the order dated 24/2/2021 passed by this Court, the factum of compromise has been verified by the Principal Registrar of this Court,

who has recorded statements of complainant/respondent No. 2 Smt. Tarabai @ Manisha W/o Brahmdev @ Veeramdev Bairva as well as

petitioners/accused Sonu, Brahmdev @ Veeramdev, Hariom, Shambhu and Smt. Sampatti Bai and has submitted a report that the parties have arrived

at compromise voluntarily, without any threat, inducement and coercion. The verification report further states that as per Section 320 CrPC, the

offences under Sections 323, 506 and 34 of the IPC are compoundable but under Sections 294 and 327 of IPC are not compoundable.

In the light of the judgments passed by the Supreme Court in the cases of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab, [(2012) 10 SCC 303] and Narinder Singh &

Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr., [(2014) 6 SCC 466] , and considering the fact that the parties have resolved their dispute as well as the nature of

offence which cannot be said to be an offence against the society at large, FIR registered by Police Station Manpur, District Sheopur against

petitioners Sonu, Brahmdev @ Veeramdev, Hariom, Shambhu and Smt. Sampatti Bai at Crime No. 24/2021 for the offences punishable under

Sections 327, 294, 323, 506 and 34 of the IPC and all other consequential proceedings are hereby quashed.

Petition stands allowed accordingly.