AASHERAM AND 2 OTHERS v. State of U.P. AND ANOTHER
A482/33512/2024 · 2025-05-13
Deepak Verma
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:79108 Court No. - 84 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 33512 of 2024 Applicant :- Aasheram And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Gaurav Singh,Mohd. Irfan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today, is taken on record.
2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the informant, and learned A.G.A. for the State.
3. The present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the charge sheet dated 03-01-2024 and cognizance order dated 23-02- 2024 passed by A.C.J.M. IInd, Rampur as well as the entire criminal proceedings of Case No. 409 of 2024 (State versus Aasheram & others), arising out of Case Crime no. 271 of 2023, under Section 354, 452, 323, 504, 506, 427 I.P.C., Police Station- Azeemnagar, District- Rampur, pending before the Court of A.C.J.M. IInd, Rampur.
4. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that applicants and opposite party no.2 have amicably settled their dispute out of the Court. Applicant approached this Hon'ble Court by filing this 482 application with prayer to quash the proceedings on terms of compromise entered between the parties, the Hon'ble Court vide
order dated 02.01.2025 sent the matter to trial court for verification of the parties and compromise application. Trial court vide order dated 13.01.2025 verified the parties as well as compromise application through their counsels. He further submitted that applicants and opposite party no.2 compromised the matter and opposite party No.2 does not want to proceed the matter against the applicants. He further submitted that applicants and opposite party no.2 have settled through compromise their private and civil dispute and as such opposite party no.2 does not wish to press the aforesaid case against the applicants. Opposite party no.2 is ready to withdraw the prosecution of the applicants and in view of the compromise, no fruitful purpose would be served if the prosecution is allowed to go on. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite party no.2 does not dispute the correctness of the submission made by learned counsel for the applicants or the correctness of the documents relied upon by him. He submits that opposite party no. 2 has no objection, if the proceedings in the aforesaid case are quashed. 6. Learned AGA submitted that both the parties have settled their dispute out of the court, hence, no reason to proceed further. 7. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Vs. State of Gujarat (2017) 9 SCC, 641, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayanan (2019) 5 SCC 688, wherein Hon'ble Apex Court has categorically held that compromise can be made between the parties even in respect of certain cognizable and non- compoundable offences. Reference may also be made to the decision given by this Court in Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. and another [2013 (83) ACC 278], in which, law expounded by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the aforesaid cases has been explained in detail. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, as noted herein above, and also the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that no useful purpose would be served by prolonging the proceedings of the above mentioned case. 9.
Accordingly, the impugned charge sheet dated 03-01-2024, cognizance order dated 23-02-2024 as well as the entire criminal proceedings of Case No. 409 of 2024 (State versus Aasheram & others), arising out of Case Crime no. 271 of 2023, under Section 354, 452, 323, 504, 506, 427 I.P.C., Police Station- Azeemnagar, District- Rampur, pending before the Court of A.C.J.M. IInd, Rampur, are hereby quashed. 10. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is accordingly allowed.
Order Date :- 14.5.2025 Aditya Digitally signed by :- ADITYA KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad