Smt. Ruchi Malviya and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 86 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 27083 of 2018 Applicant :- Smt. Ruchi Malviya And 3 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Dileep Kumar Shukla,Mohit Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Suman Kumar Yadav Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State and perused the records.

¶2This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants with the prayer to quash entire proceedings of Complaint Case No. 308 of 2018 (Uma Mishra Vs. Ruchi Malviya and others), under Sections 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Police Station Kalyanpur, District Kanpur Nagar, pending in the court of A.C.M.M.-II, Kanpur Nagar.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that opposite party no.2 is the mother-in-law of applicant no.1 and other applicants are family members of applicant no.1.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicants has further submitted that on account of matrimonial discord, present criminal case u/s 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 has been instituted against the applicants by opposite party no.2, however subsequently, with the intervention of respected members of both the families, applicants and the opposite party no.2 have amicably and genuinely settled all their disputes and differences and now they do not have any grievance against each other.

¶5Learned counsel for the applicants has next drawn the attention of this Court to a compromise deed dated

22.08.2020, drawn between the parties, a copy of which has been annexed as Annexure-1 to the Compromise Affidavit No.2 of 2021.

¶6This Court vide its order dated 23.01.2023 had directed the parties to appear before the court below and file a copy of the said compromise deed, which shall be verified by the court below and after verification of the compromise, a report be submitted to this Court.

¶7Pursuant to the said order dated 23.01.2023, the parties appeared before the court below and in their presence, after due verification of the contents of the compromise made between the parties, an order dated

06.03.2023 has been passed by the court below verifying the said compromise, a copy of which has been annexed with the record of the case and shall form part of the application.

¶8Learned counsel for the applicants has next submitted that in view of the said compromise as well as report of the court below and in order to maintain harmonious and cordial relations between the parties, entire proceedings against the applicants be quashed.

¶9Learned AGA could not dispute the aforesaid facts.

¶10This Court is not unmindful of the judgements of the Apex Court in the cases of:-

(i). B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another (2003) 4 SCC 675.

(ii). Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation [2008) 9 SCC 677].

(iii). Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others ( 2008) 16 SCC

1.

(iv). Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303.

(v). Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab ( 2014) 6 SCC 466. Wherein the Apex Court has categorically held that compromise can be made between the parties even in respect of certain cognizable and non compoundable offences. Reference may also be made to the decision given by this Court in Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. and another [2013 (83) ACC 278], in which, law expounded by Hon'ble Apex Court in the aforesaid cases has been explained in detail.

¶11Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, as noted herein above, and also the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that no useful purpose would be served by prolonging the proceedings of the above mentioned case.

¶12Accordingly, the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No. 308 of 2018 (Uma Mishra Vs. Ruchi Malviya and others), under Sections 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Police Station Kalyanpur, District Kanpur Nagar, pending in the court of A.C.M.M.-II, Kanpur Nagar, are hereby quashed.

¶13This application under Section 482 CrPC is accordingly allowed. Order Date :- 9.11.2023 Subham High Court of Judicature at Allahabad