By invoking inherent powers of this Court, the present petition has been preferred by petitioner under Section 528 of BNSS (482 of Cr.P.C .) seeking quashment of FIR bearing Crime No.34/2020 registered at Police Station Bhander, District Datia for the offence punishable under Sections 363 , 366 , 368 , 376(2)(N) of IPC and Section 5 / 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and other subsequent criminal proceedings initiated therefrom on the basis of compromise.

2. Alongwith the petition, both the parties have filed I.A. No.19221/2025 and 19222/2025 and stating therein that the dispute between the parties has been resolved and they have entered into compromise with no intention to pursue the matter further.

3. In compliance of order dated 27.9.2025 passed by this Court, both the parties (petitioner and respondent No.2) appeared before the Principal Registrar of this Court on 7.10.2025 for verification of compromise. The factum of compromise has been verified by the Principal Registrar of this Court, and has Signature Not Verified Signed by: ASHISH PAWAR Signing time: 05-12-2025 18:47:44 NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:31616 2 MCRC-40908-2025 submitted the report that prosecutrix has arrived at compromise voluntarily without any threat, inducement and coercion.

6. In view of the above, it would be apposite to survey the law in respect of compounding in non-compoundable case. The Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and Anr. reported in (2012) 10 SCC 3 0 3 after considering the the provisions of Sections 320 and 482 of the Cr.P.C held that the compounding can he permitted in a non-compoundable offence. Relevant part of the order of the order reads as under :-

7. In a subsequent order, in the case of Narinder Singh and Ors Vs. State of Punjab and Anr. passed in Criminal Appeal No.686/2014 dated 27.03.2014 after relying on the judgment passed in the case of Gian Singh (supra), the Apex Court permitted the compounding in a non- compoundable case and quashed the criminal proceedings.

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8. In the case of Daxaben vs. State of Gujarat (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.1132-1155 of 2022) , the Apex Court held that the inherent power of the High Court under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. is wide and can even be exercised to quash criminal proceedings relating to non-compoundable offences, to secure the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of Court. Where the victim and offender have compromised disputes essentially civil and personal in nature, the High Court can exercise its power under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. to quash the criminal proceedings.

9. In the case of Yogendra Yadav and Ors. vs. The State of Jharkhand and Anr. AIR 2015 SC (Criminal) 166, the Apex Court held as under:-

10. In Yogendra Yadav 's case (supra) , charges were under Sections 307 and 326 IPC. The Apex Court was of the view that the High Court could have Signature Not Verified Signed by: ASHISH PAWAR Signing time: 05-12-2025 18:47:44 NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:31616 4 MCRC-40908-2025 exercised its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. because parties have amicably settled the dispute and the case did not pertain to an offence of moral turpitude or grave offences like rape, murder etc.

11. In the case of Ramgopla and Anr. vs. State of MP (Criminal Appeal No.1489/2012), decided on September 29, 2021), the Apex Court held in para12 as under:-

12. In the case of Jaswant Singh vs. State of Punjab and Anr., Criminal Appeal No.1233 of 2021 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.7072 of 2021 decided on 20.10.2021), the Apex Court held in para 61 that criminal cases having overwhelmingly and predominatingly civil flavour stand on a 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, the proceedings can be quashed in exercise of the powers under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. in non-compoundable cases on the basis of compounding.

13. In the cases of Jagdish Channa & others Vs. State of Haryana & another (AIR 2008 SC 1968), Madan Mohan Abbot Vs. State of Punjab (AIR 2008 SC Signature Not Verified Signed by: ASHISH PAWAR Signing time: 05-12-2025 18:47:44 NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:31616 5 MCRC-40908-2025 1969), Shiji Vs. Radhika & Another (2011) 10 SCC 705, a nd Narinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466, Supreme Court has laid down that even in non-compoundable cases on the basis of compromise, criminal proceedings can be quashed so that valuable time of the Court can be saved and utilised in other material cases.

14. In view of the above facts and circumstances and taking into account the law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court, in the opinion of this court, continuance of the prosecution in such matters will be a futile exercise which will serve no purpose. Under such a situation, Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be justifiably invoked to prevent abuse of the process of law and wasteful exercise by the courts below.

15. Considering the fact that respondents and petitioner have amicably resolved the issue, this Court allows this MCRC with the following directions:-

16. The petition stands disposed of in above terms. No order as to costs.

(MILIND RAMESH PHADKE) JUDGE (aspr) Signature Not Verified Signed by: ASHISH PAWAR Signing time: 05-12-2025 18:47:44