Meghalaya High Court
Date Of Order: 02.03.2026 vs State Of Meghalaya on 2 March, 2026
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Serial No.04
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HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA
AT SHILLONG
Crl.Petn.No.7/2026
Date of Order: 02.03.2026
Smti. Puspita Das ..... Petitioner
Vs.
1. State of Meghalaya, represented by the Chief Secretary,
Government of Meghalaya.
2. The Secretary, Department of Home and Police, Shillong,
Meghalaya.
3. The Superintendent of Police, West Garo Hills, Tura,
Meghalaya.
4. Investigating Officer, GR Case No.48 of 2021, Tura Women
Police Station, Tura, West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya.
5. Smti. Riphylla Diengdoh
6. Smti. Medona D. Sangma ..... Respondents
Coram:
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice
Appearance:
For the Petitioner : Mr. S.P. Mahanta, Sr.Adv with
Mr. M. Lyngdoh, Adv
For the Respondents : Mr. K. Khan, AAG with
Mr. S. Sengupta, Addl.PP
Mr. A.M. Pala, GA
Ms. R. Khan, Adv with
Ms. I.L. Pakma, Adv for R/5
Ms. B.D. Marak, Adv for R/6
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JUDGMENT:
(Oral)
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent
of the parties and the aforesaid petition is taken up for final
disposal.
3. By this petition preferred under Section 528 of the BNSS,
the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR registered vide FIR
No.49(6)2021 with the Tura Women Police Station for the alleged
offences punishable under Sections 354/509/506 of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC) and consequently, the proceeding pending
before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Tura, West Garo
Hills, being G.R. Case No.48/2021.
4. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner states that
taking the prosecution case as its stands from a perusal of the
FIR as well as the chargesheet filed, no offences as alleged are
disclosed qua the petitioner. He submitted that even otherwise
during the pendency of the proceeding before the learned Chief
Judicial Magistrate at Tura, West Garo Hills, the parties i.e., the
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petitioner and the respondent Nos.5 and 6 have amicably settled
the dispute and have entered into a joint Compromise Deed.
Brief facts are as under:
5. According to the respondent No.5 (original complainant),
the incident in question took place when she was working as a
Female Health Worker at the College of Community Science,
CAU, Tura and the petitioner was working as In-charge Dean in
the College of Community Science at Tura. The respondent No.5
has alleged that the petitioner would ask her to visit her staff
quarter to do domestic work and insist that she do body
massage. She has stated that after sometime although, the
petitioner stopped telling her to do massage, she continued to
ask her to do domestic work like cleaning her house and
washing utensils which was not the scope of her job. Pursuant
to the aforesaid, the respondent No.5 lodged the aforesaid FIR as
against the petitioner.
6. The respondent No.6, a Security Guard has also made
similar allegations against the petitioner.
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7. After investigation, chargesheet was filed in the said case
and the said case is presently pending before the learned Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Tura, West Garo Hills.
8. It appears that during the pendency of the aforesaid
proceeding, the parties entered into a joint Compromise Deed
and as such, settled the dispute amicably. The respondent Nos.5
and 6 have tendered their respective affidavits through their
Advocates. Both the said affidavits of the respondent Nos.5 and
6 are taken on record. In the said affidavits, the respondent
Nos.5 and 6 have stated that due to some misunderstanding and
language barrier, the aforesaid dispute arose. It is further stated
that they do not wish to continue with the proceeding since the
parties have amicably settled the dispute. The respondent Nos.5
and 6 are present in person. They reiterated what was stated by
them in their affidavits tendered today and state that they do not
wish to pursue the proceeding pending before the learned Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Tura, West Garo Hills.
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9. Even otherwise, having perused the statements of the
respondent Nos.5 and 6 and the FIR/chargesheet, no offences as
alleged either under Sections 354/509/506 IPC are made out.
10. Be that as it may, since the parties have settled the
dispute amicably, the FIR bearing No.49(6)2021 under Sections
354/509/506 IPC registered with the Tura Women Police Station
for the aforesaid offences is quashed and set aside and
consequently, the proceeding being G.R. Case No.48/2021
pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tura, West
Garo Hills is also quashed and set aside.
11. Rule is made absolute on the aforesaid terms.
12. Petition is accordingly allowed and is disposed of.
(Revati Mohite Dere)
Chief Justice
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Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
LAMPHRANG KHARCHANDY
Date: 2026.03.03 13:36:03 IST