HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8491 of 2022 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJ BEER SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. This application under Section - 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing of the entire proceedings of Case No. 373 of 2014 (State Vs. Lalit Kumar and Others), arising out of Case Crime No. 232A / 2012, under Sections - 323, 324 I.P.C., Police Station - Shahganj, District - Agra, pending in the court of Special Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 3. As per report of Special Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra dated 20.07.2022, during pendency of this application, applicant no.2 Kalu and applicant no.4 Ramesh in this case have passed away. 4. In view of said report, this application qua applicant no.2 Kalu and applicant no.4 Ramesh stands abated. 5. Now, this application survives in respect of applicant no.1 Lalit Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ramesh Chandra Upadhyay Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Hans Nath Pandey Lalit Kumar @ Santu And 3 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) Kumar @ Santu and applicant no.3 Pintu. 6. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that the alleged dispute between the parties has taken place due to misconception and that now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the informant of the case and the injured do not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. In the alleged incident, the injured have not sustained any serious injury. In pursuance to order of this Court, both the parties have filed compromise before the Trial Court, which has duly been verified, copy of which is available on record. It was submitted that in view of aforesaid 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. 7. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 / informant has concurred with the arguments of learned counsel for the applicants and submitted that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant and the injured of the case do not want to proceed with the case pending before the Trial court and the impugned proceedings may be quashed. 8. Learned A.G.A. has no objection if parties compromise the matter. 9. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 10. It is well settled that in appropriate cases criminal proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise between the parties, by invoking inherent powers enshrined under Section - 482 Cr.P.C.. In the instant case, the matter relates to private dispute between the parties. If parties compromise the matter, it A482 No. 8491 of 2022 2 would not have adverse impact on society. The informant of the case and the injured do not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. There is nothing to indicate that applicants have any criminal antecedents. The compromise filed by the parties before the Trial court, has already been verified by the court concerned. Considering aforesaid facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed. 10. In view of the aforesaid, entire impugned proceedings of the aforesaid case against applicant no.1 Lalit Kumar @ Santu and applicant no.3 Pintu, are hereby quashed. 11. The application under Section - 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. September 17, 2025 S Rawat A482 No. 8491 of 2022 3 (Raj Beer Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHOBHIT RAWAT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad