HI6H COURT OF CHHATTISeARHAT BILASPW Cr^MLsc, P«+itimNs. l%/200? APPLIC^NTS II!'1 llll iii!] U,,l •i.-C' Nsn-apptJcants s. Vs Kara)?) Singh S/oi-ate Hamaw Singh, aged about 65 years, Caste-Sikkti Smt.baljeet Singh W/o Karam Singh, age 58 yrs. Pushpenidra Singh.S/o f6nram Smgb.gge •iu years y.u. 6urdeesh Kour b/o !<nram Singh, nge 28 years Ra^beer Singh S/o Karam Shgh,<^ed afaout 35 yearff Al! ft/o Beside - Maharpaya Industries, Seepat ftoad, Sarkanekji, t5istt.-8iiaspur (Chhattisgarh) State <?f Chhattisgcrh Through Police Station - Sarkcmda, Oistt.-Biloispur- (Chhattisgarh) j Smt. Harjab |<aur W/o Ranbeer Snghj o^ed about 3t years, ft/o Plot No.39ij Chut'ch«Road, i&iiiash Nagar, M.P. Housing Board €ofony, Audaugik Nagar, Bhilai, Tohsil and &istr-ict - Caurg (C.6.) APPtICATION UN&ER SECTtON 482 OF THE CODE ©f8CRIWINAL PROCEDURE 1973, (SB :Hon'ble Mr. T.P.Shanna, J.) Present; Shri Dharmesh Shrivostava, counsel for fhe applicants. Shri Ajay bwiyedi, &y-6ovt.Adyooite for 1he State. ShriAnurag Jha, counsei for non-applica'nt No.2. The appiicants and -rtie compiainant-Smt.Marjab Kairare pr'esentih person. 11S'*-"' ;'"8*»iai-'?- &•• E-,JII..4.-U-.^ - 2- ' (»4L-OR&ER (Pssssd on 22 4,2009) The dpplictmts haye fited this petition chollenging the order dated 24.3.2008 passed by the Chief Judicinl M.agistrate, Bilaspur, in Criminat Case No.3205/08 by which the {^plication for- permission to compound the offence puntshable under Section 498-A IPC was rejected on the ground that Section 320 of the Cr-.P.C. does not stipulate compoundmg of the offences mentiened aboye. 2. Learned counal appear'ing for the 'appticonts plocing rsliance upon the judgment of the Apex Court in the matter" of B.S. Josht and others vs. Stats sf HarysRa and cncther^ submits that though ir; accordance with 1he provisions of Section 320 of the Code of Cr-imina! Pro^edur'e •the offences uncter- Section 498-A I.P.C. nnd Sectiori 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibitien Act are non-compoundcble in nature yet the criniina! proceedjngs initittted for -t+ie offence punishable under my of these sections oan be. quashed by exer-cising jurisdict'on under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. The retevont portion of the, said Judgment is extracted below;- 14- There is no doubt thnt the object of introducing Chapter XX-A containing Section 498-A in the Indian Penal Code was to prevent torture to a woman by her husband or by reiatives of her husband. Section 498-A was added with a view to punidiing a husbflnd and his rebtives who harass or torhjre the wife to coerce her or her relative to satisfy unlawful demands of dowry. The hypertechnical view wouid be counterproductive and would act against interests of women and against the objeet fop which this provision was added. There is every likelihood thor!- non-ewcise of inherent power to quash the proceedings to meet the ends of justice would prevent women from ^ttiing eariier. That is not tiie object of Chapter XX- A of the Indian Penal Code. 15. In view of -Hie cAove discussion, we hold that the High Courrii(|i exercise of its inherent powers can quush criminal proceedings oi' RER or comptnint and Section 320 of the Code does not Iwit <»r affect the powers under Section 482 of -tiie Code. 3- Thus according to the aboye cjted decision of the Apex CQurt it i duty of the Court to encourage genuine settlements of (natTJmoi'iial dii fs 'imiflASt-'p A7S tss BiujBqs y^, •paijsnnb Aqa^a^ aio 80/SOZ8'ON aso3 louiuij^y ui '^nds>>|ig 'a+tu+siGow |opipnf j.»i.i|3j.o 4--<"o3 at(<. ui 6uipuad sSuipaaoojd |n<iiuu3 puo paMo}]u si uoi+j+sd avft. 'Aj+usnb^uo^ -9 'jndsOjiQ 'a+iM+siSuvy piaipnf' j.att|3 344. aioj.aq Suipuad sSuipssoodd puiUi^a ijsonb puo uoi+i+ad 9Uft. 0||0 04. aoi+snf j.o +sa^a+u! ^v^. yi sq p|nom 4.1 '^BSJ. >io is^nssaud 4.noi4i.iM A|qiwiuiD saj.ndsip ^jai^ pSjUSS 8ABIJ 4.UOUIOjdUiOO/2-0(si 4.U03tjddo-UOy ptTO g-0[s| +ua?ljddo +Dtj4. 4.3a). 81)4. puo j^rwy xsdy at^j. J.o 4.u8Uiaounououd psuoi+uauiauojjo 8(44. ^.o MSIA ui •g -d-oaj. puo a^nssaAd AUB 4.not)4.ii»pajuas uaaq aADtj tUat)4. usawt+aq saouoAauS puo sa+ndsip 3144. tcq+ uiaot^ 6ui4.o+s A||03Uo6s+a> aous^o 344. punodiuoo 0+ UOiSSitiUad dO^ UO!4.B3!|ddD 4.Uiof D p8|y 9AOIJ Aat)4. WOU 'dSAaBtOj-j •ao^oAip j.o aa^gap (on+nui o Aq paAjOSSip uaaq soi^ 4.uoaii^dui03/g-o(\| 4.ui»ijddo-uou puo g'0(sj +uo3i|ddo uaaiv4.aq aQaujmw 344. 'asio 4.uaj.sat 844. u]; •y •8tinpa3oJ(j jDUiWM^ j.o apo^ 344. j.o gg^ uoi+oas ^spun suaniod »tj4. 4.33440-^0 +iUt| 4.0U op a^np330d(j pswwuy j.o apo^ at(<. j.o Qgg uoi+oas' j.o suojSiAo^d 3141. puo