Case Note & Summary
The present application was filed by the applicants (husband, father-in-law, and the woman whom the husband subsequently married) seeking quashing of FIR No. II-C.R. No.3 of 2014 registered at Radhanpur Police Station, District Patan, for offences under Sections 504, 506(2) and 114 of the Indian Penal Code. The FIR was lodged by the complainant, Jagrutiben Jagjivanbhai Patel, alleging that when she went to attend maintenance proceedings at Radhanpur Court, the accused threatened her. Subsequently, the Investigating Officer recorded the complainant's statement on 19.03.2026, wherein she stated that her husband had married another woman and had a daughter, and she was not interested in pursuing the proceedings if the FIR was quashed. The court took the statement on record and, considering the changed circumstances and the complainant's no objection, deemed it fit to allow the application. The court quashed and set aside the FIR.
Headnote
A) Criminal Procedure - Quashing of FIR - Compromise - Sections 504, 506(2), 114 IPC - The complainant stated that she is not interested in pursuing the proceedings and has no objection to quashing of FIR as her husband has remarried and has a daughter. The court, considering the statement and the nature of allegations, allowed the application and quashed the FIR. (Paras 1-4)
Issue of Consideration
Whether the FIR registered under Sections 504, 506(2) and 114 of the IPC should be quashed in light of the complainant's statement that she has no objection to the quashing.
Final Decision
The application is allowed. FIR being II-C.R. No.3 of 2014 registered with Radhanpur Police Station, District Patan, is quashed and set aside.
Law Points
- Quashing of FIR
- Compromise in criminal cases
- No objection by complainant
- Changed circumstances
