Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur
Shailesh Modi vs State Of Rajasthan (2026:Rj-Jd:14801) on 1 April, 2026
[2026:RJ-JD:14801]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 2569/2026
Shailesh Modi S/o Motiram Modi, Aged About 36 Years, Resident
Of M 7, Ratanam Flate, Prajapati Garden, Vasana, Ahmadabad,
Gujrat.
----Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
2. Smt Sonal Modi W/o Shailesh Modi, Daughter Of Dhanraj
Teli, Resident Of Katisour, Police Thana Aaspur, District
Dungarpur (Raj).
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dinesh Bishnoi
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ramesh Dewasi, PP
Mr. Rahul Bareth
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BALJINDER SINGH SANDHU
Order
01/04/2026
The instant criminal misc. petition under Section 528 of
BNSS has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of criminal
proceedings in Criminal Regular Case No.125/2023 pending before
the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Aaspur, District
Dungarpur, for the offence under Sections 498-A, 323 and 406 of
the IPC.
Learned counsel for the parties submitted that the parties
have settled their disputes and have arrived at a compromise.
The Hon’ble Apex Court while answering a reference in the
case of Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in JT
2012(9) SC – 426 has held as below:-
“57. The position that emerges from the above
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[2026:RJ-JD:14801] (2 of 3) [CRLMP-2569/2026]High Court in quashing a criminal proceeding or FIR or
complaint in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction is distinct
and different from the power given to a criminal court for
compounding the offences under Section 320 of the
Code. Inherent power is of wide plenitude with no
statutory limitation but it has to be exercised in accord
with the guideline engrafted in such power viz; (i) to
secure the ends of justice or (ii) to prevent abuse of the
process of any Court. In what cases power to quash the
criminal proceeding or complaint or F.I.R may be
exercised where the offender and victim have settled
their dispute would depend on the facts and
circumstances of each case and no category can be
prescribed. However, before exercise of such power, the
High Court must have due regard to the nature and
gravity of the crime. Heinous and serious offences of
mental depravity or offences like murder, rape, dacoity,
etc. cannot be fittingly quashed even though the victim
or victim’s family and the offender have settled the
dispute. Such offences are not private in nature and have
serious impact on society. Similarly, any compromise
between the victim and offender in relation to the
offences under special statutes like Prevention of
Corruption Act or the offences committed by public
servants while working in that capacity etc; cannot
provide for any basis for quashing criminal proceedings
involving such offences. But the criminal cases having
overwhelmingly and pre-dominatingly civil flavour stand
on different footing for the purposes of quashing,
particularly the offences arising from commercial,
financial, mercantile, civil, partnership or such like
transactions or the offences arising out of matrimony
relating to dowry, etc. or the family disputes where the
wrong is basically private or personal in nature and the
parties have resolved their entire dispute. In this
category of cases, High Court may quash criminal
proceedings if in its view, because of the compromise
between the offender and victim, the possibility of
conviction is remote and bleak and continuation of
criminal case would put accused to great oppression and
prejudice and extreme injustice would be caused to him
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[2026:RJ-JD:14801] (3 of 3) [CRLMP-2569/2026]complete settlement and compromise with the victim. In
other words, the High Court must consider whether it
would be unfair or contrary to the interest of justice to
continue with the criminal proceeding or continuation of
the criminal proceeding would tantamount to abuse of
process of law despite settlement and compromise
between the victim and wrongdoer and whether to secure
the ends of justice, it is appropriate that criminal case is
put to an end and if the answer to the above question(s)
is in affirmative, the High Court shall be well within its
jurisdiction to quash the criminal proceeding.”
He, therefore, prayed that the impugned criminal
proceedings may kindly be quashed.
Learned counsel for the complainant concurs the factum of
compromise and submits that in view of the compromise, the
complainant is not inclined to further prosecute the petitioner.
In view of compromise arrived at between the parties and
applying the ratio in decision of Gian Singh (Supra) and B.S.
Joshi (supra), this Court deems it just and proper to invoke
inherent powers under Section 528 of BNSS.
Accordingly, the present misc. petition is allowed. The
criminal proceedings in Criminal Regular Case No.125/2023
pending before the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Aaspur,
District Dungarpur, for the offence under Sections 498-A, 323 and
406 of the IPC, are quashed.
(BALJINDER SINGH SANDHU),J
161-Hanuman/-
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