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2025 DAILYLAW 11335 (ALL)

RAM ACHAL MISHRA AND 4 OTHERS v. State of U.P. AND ANOTHER

A482/6420/2022 · 2025-09-07

Raj Beer Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6420 of 2022 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJ BEER SINGH, J. 1. Learned counsel for the applicants has filed certified copy of compromise verification report, which is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned AGA for the State. 3. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing of entire proceedings, including charge-sheet dated 29.10.2019 as well as cognizance / summoning order dated 22.07.2020, of Case No. 985 of 2020 (State Vs. Ram Achal Mishra and others), arising out of Case Crime No.250 of 2019, under Sections 147, 323, 354B, 506 IPC, P.S.- Mugra Badshahpur, District- Jaunpur, pending in the court of A.C.J.-IInd, Jaunpur, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 4. It has been argued by the 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 / injured does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. In the alleged incident informant / injured has not sustained any serious injury. The compromise filed by the parties before the trial court concerned, has already been verified by the court concerned, copy of which is on record. 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Chandra Shekhar Mishra, Sudhakar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Dipendra Kumar Tripathi, G.A., Siddharth Bagga, Tryambak Nath Mishra Ram Achal Mishra And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) at between the parties. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 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 injured / victim do not want to proceed with the case pending before the trial court and thus, 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 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 would not have adverse impact on society. The informant / injured does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. 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. 9. In view of the aforesaid, entire impugned proceedings, including charge- sheet & cognizance / summoning order, of the aforesaid case against applicants, namely, Ram Achal Mishra, Karunesh, Satish, Pramod & Shashank are hereby quashed. 10. The application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. September 8, 2025 'SP'/- A482 No. 6420 of 2022 2 (Raj Beer Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad