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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 44549 of 2024
Connected with APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 16231 of 2024 Court No. - 83 HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J.
1. Heard Mr. Raghav Arora, Learned counsel for the applicants, Mr. Aman Ahsan, Learned Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Shivam Yadav, Learned counsel for the complainant/informant, Learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on the record. 2. Challenge in the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is to the Complaint Case No.1863 of 2023 (Vikram Kauthuria Vs. Sonia Arora and Others), under Sections 384, 193, 465 I.P.C., Police Station- Bisrakh, District- Gautam Budh Nagar pending before the Civil Judge (Junior Division)/FTC-Ist, Gautam Budh Nagar. 3. From the perusal of the records, it transpires that by means of the earlier order dated 24.4.2025 passed by the Court, submission was made by the Learned counsel for the applicants before the Court that the parties have entered into a compromise and the opposite party does not wish to prosecute the applicant. The compromise deed was also annexed to the application as Annexure No.-14. In this view of the matter, this Court had directed the compromise in question be verified by the learned Court below and a verification report was directed to be sent to the Court. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Raghav Arora Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Raghav Arora Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Shivam Yadav Sonia Arora .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) Deepak Rathore And Another .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
4. On the matter being taken up, the second supplementary affidavit has been filed from the side of the applicants, whereby a certified copy of the compromise verified by the learned Court below has been filed. A report dated 3.9.2025 sent by the Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)-01/JM, Gautam Buddha Nagar also endorsed that the compromise has taken place between the parties. A copy of the order-sheet regarding the verification of the compromise has also been annexed to the said report. 5.
Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that on account of some disputes which are trivial in nature, present complaint has been instituted against the applicants by informant/complainant, however subsequently, with the intervention of respected members of society, applicants and informant/complainant have amicably and genuinely settled all their disputes and differences and now they do not have any grievance against each other. 6. Learned counsel for the applicants has next drawn the attention of this Court to a compromise deed verified by the learned Court below, a copy of which has been annexed as Annexure S.A.-1 to the second supplementary affidavit dated 22.09.2025. 7. Learned counsel for the applicants has next submitted that in view of the said compromise and in order to maintain harmonious and cordial relations between the parties, entire proceedings against the applicants be quashed. 8. Learned counsel for informant/complainant has also appeared and has acknowledged the said compromise. He has categorically stated that informant/complainant does not want to further contest the present proceedings against the applicants and has no objection, if the entire proceedings are quashed. 9. Learned A.G.A. for the State-respondents could not dispute the aforesaid facts. 10. This Court is not unmindful of the judgements of the Apex Court in the cases of:- (i). Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation [2008) 9 SCC 677]. (ii). Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others ( 2008) 16 SCC 1. (iii). Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303. (iv). Narinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab ( 2014) 6 SCC 466. Wherein the 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 Hon'ble Apex Court in the aforesaid cases has been explained in detail. A482 No. 44549 of 2024 2
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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. 12. Accordingly, the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.1863 of 2023 (Vikram Kauthuria Vs. Sonia Arora and Others), under Sections 384, 193, 465 I.P.C., Police Station- Bisrakh, District- Gautam Budh Nagar pending before the Civil Judge (Junior Division)/FTC-Ist, Gautam Budh Nagar, are hereby quashed. 13. The instant application is, accordingly, allowed. October 7, 2025 Sachin A482 No. 44549 of 2024 3 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad