1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR Manoj Kumar Meghwanshi (Meghwal) Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. (S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No.1692/2009) Date of Order :- 18.09.2009 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.CHAUHAN Mr.J.S. Sodhi, for the petitioner. Ms.Alka Bhatnagar, Public Prosecutor. Mr.Surendra Singh, for the respondent No.2. Both the petitioner, Mr. Manoj Kumar Meghwanshi (Meghwal) and Smt. Vijay Laxmi @ Divya, respondent- complainant No.2, are present before this Court. They have been identified by their respective counsel. It is the case of the petitioner that he was married to the respondent-complainant No.2 on 13.02.2005 according to Hindu customs and rites. However, subsequently as certain differences arose between the parties, respondent-complainant No.2 filed a complaint against the petitioner for offences under Sections 498A, 406 IPC and under Section 4 Dowry Prevention Act. The said compliant was registered as FIR No.129/2006. However, during the course of pendency of the case, a compromise dated 20.06.2009 has been struck between the parties wherein the parties have agreed to withdraw the cases pending against each other. A copy of the said compromise was submitted 2 before the trial court and the trial court was requested to compound the case under Section 320 Cr.P.C. However, vide order dated 10.08.2009, the trial court has dismissed the said application ostensibly on the ground that offences under Sections 498A, 406 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prevention Act are non-compoundable. Hence, this petition before this Court. In catena of cases the Hon'ble Supreme Court has already held that in order to keep the matrimonial peace and tranquility between the parties, in cases related to matrimonial offences, compromise should be accepted and the offences should be compounded. The said compounding can be done by this Court within its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Considering the ample power which are with this Court, further proceedings in the Criminal Case No.636/2006 pending before the Judicial Magistrate No.2, Ajmer are, hereby, quashed and set aside. In this view of the matter the Criminal Misc. Petition is, hereby, allowed. (R.S.CHAUHAN)J. Manoj Solanki-