TULSI RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By this criminal misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioner has prayed for quashing of criminal proceedings pending against him in the court of Judicial Magistrate No.6, Jodhpur in Criminal Case No.12/2004 for offence under Section 498-A I.P.C.

(2.) Heard learned counsel for the the petitioner as well as learned Public Prosecutor and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the non-petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that it is a matrimonial dispute between the parties which has resulted into criminal proceedings against the petitioner under Sections 498-A, 323 and 341 IPC pending before the trial court. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that compromise has arrived at in between the parties and now there is no dispute in between them. He further states that both the parties have submitted the compromise before the learned trial court and prayed that criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner be dropped but the learned trial court has accepted the compromise as far as it relates to offence under Sections 323 and 341 I.P.C. and refused to attest the compromise as far as it relates to offence under Section 498-A I.P.C. He states that the learned trial court despite the fact that parties have entered into written compromise, has proceeded ahead in the criminal case pending against the petitioner.

(3.) In support of his arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the judgment rendered by Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of B.S. Joshi & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana, reported in (2003) 4 SCC 675 and in case of Mohd. Shamim & Ors. Vs. Nahid Begum & Anr., reported in 2005 (1) WLC (SC) Criminal 281.