The present petition has been filed by the applicants invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the BNSS for quashing the FIR at Crime No. 45/2025 registered against the applicants at Police Station Dabra Dehat, District Gwalior for offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 296, 351(2), 3(5), 309(4) of BNS, under Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(v), 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and under Sections 11 , 13 of MPDVPK Act.

2. The applicants submit that the parties have agreed to compromise the matter. They are maintaining good relationship between themselves and now no further dispute exists between the parties and, therefore, no purpose would be served by continuing with the prosecution against the applicants.

3. It is further argued that as per prosecution case, the dispute is Signature Not Verified Signed by: ALOK KUMAR Signing time: 6/10/2025 2:45:08 PM NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:11765 2 MCRC-18746-2025 between neighbors and the incident occurred on the spur of moment and it was sudden quarrel on account of construction of boundary wall of the temple in the locality. There were no grievous injuries to any of the parties and the parties being neighbors have settled their differences and to maintain peace and harmony in the neighborhood, the proceedings be quashed in terms of compromise.

4. Per contra, counsel for the State argued that the matter includes non- compoundable offence under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

5. Upon perusal of the documents placed on record, it is evident that in terms of order dated 29.4.2025 passed by this Court the parties appeared before the Principal Registrar of this Court and the Principal Registrar of this Court has recorded statements of the parties. The parties have stated before the Principal Registrar that they have mutually settled their differences.

6. In view of above, there is no likelihood of conviction in the matter. The dispute is between the neighbors and occurred on the spur of moment relating to construction of boundary wall.

7. In similar set of facts, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in M.Cr.C.No.52714/2024 has quashed the proceedings on the basis of compromise in a case involving Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and has held as under:

6. 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.

7. In the case of Daxaben vs. State of Gujarat (Arising out of SLP Signature Not Verified Signed by: ALOK KUMAR Signing time: 6/10/2025 2:45:08 PM NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:11765 4 MCRC-18746-2025 (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. 8 . In the case of Yogendra Yadav & Ors. vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr. AIR 2015 SC (Criminal) 166, the Apex Court held as under:-

9. In Yogendra Yadav 's case (supra), charges were under Sections 307 & 326 IPC. The apex Court was of the view that the High Court could have exercised its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. because parties have amicably settled the dispute and the Signature Not Verified Signed by: ALOK KUMAR Signing time: 6/10/2025 2:45:08 PM NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:11765 5 MCRC-18746-2025 case did not pertain to an offence of moral turpitude or grave offences like rape, murder etc.

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

11. In the case of Ramawatar Vs. State of M.P. - (2022) 13 SCC 635 has observed in Paragraphs 16 and 17 as under:-

In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, First Information Report dated 2.11.2024 registered against the applicants vide Crime No. 855 of 2024 at Police Station Maihar, District Maihar and ensued proceedings for the offences punishable under Sections 296, 115(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(da) , 3(1)(dha) and Signature Not Verified Signed by: ALOK KUMAR Signing time: 6/10/2025 2:45:08 PM NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:11765 7 MCRC-18746-2025 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act stands quashed. The applicants are discharged from the aforesaid offences. Bail bonds, if any, stand discharged."

8. In view of above, looking to the peculiar facts of the case, nature of offence and the manner in which the offence has been carried out, in the opinion of this Court it is a fit case where the FIR can be quashed in terms of the compromise between the parties. Consequently, the petition stands allowed and the FIR against the applicants at Crime No..45/2025 stands quashed in view of compromise.

( VIVEK JAIN) V. JUDGE (alok) Signature Not Verified Signed by: ALOK KUMAR Signing time: 6/10/2025 2:45:08 PM