Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:145615 Court No. - 89 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 34333 of 2024 Applicant :- Narendra Alias Narendra Tiwari Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Radhey Shyam Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Awadhesh Prasad, Mahendra Kumar Maurya,G.A. Hon'ble Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J. 1. Rejoinder affidavit field by learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record. 2. Heard Radhey Shyam Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Mahendra Kumar Maurya, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 and Shri S.D. Shukla, learned AGA for the State. 3. This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred for quashing of the entire proceedings in criminal Case No.1034 of 2018 (State Vs. Mukund Tiwari and others), arising out of Case Crime No.180 of 2017, under Sections 147, 149, 386, 504, 506, 342 IPC, P.S. Industrial Area, District Prayagraj, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.2, Prayagraj, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the dispute between the parties is civil dispute and during mediation, both the parties have amicably settled all the disputes and they have agreed for withdrawal of all cases, including present case, pending between the parties. All the conditions of mediation have been complied with. It was submitted that the complainant does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. It was stated that in view of these facts and circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned proceedings pending and thus, the impugned proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 has concurred with the arguments of learned counsel for the applicant and submitted that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the complainant/ opposite party no.2 does not want to proceed with the case pending before the trial court and the impugned proceedings may be quashed. 6. Learned A.G.A. has no objection if parties compromise the matter. 7. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 8. It is well settled that in appropriate cases criminal proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise. In the instant case, matter relates to civil dispute and it was submitted that both the parties have settled all the disputes and compromised the matter. The dispute between the parties is civil in nature and it was submitted on behalf of both the parties that impugned proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise between the parties. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. There is nothing to indicate that parties have any criminal antecedents. The counter affidavit of opposite party no.2 is also on record, wherein it has been stated that the impugned proceedings may be quashed. Considering the law laid down in the case of State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others, AIR 2019 SC 1296 and the facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed. 9. In view of the aforesaid, the impugned charge- sheets/cognizance-summoning order and entire proceedings of Case Crime No.180 of 2017, under Sections 147, 149, 386, 504, 506, 342 IPC, P.S. Industrial Area, District Prayagraj, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.2, Prayagraj, is hereby quashed. 10. The application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. Order Date :- 23.8.2025 RKM Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad