Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2629 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 324 of 2025 Applicant :- Buddha Lal Rawat And 3 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Amit Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Shri Surya Prakash Singh, learned Advocate has put in appearance by way of filing Vakalatnama on behalf of complainant/opposite party No.2, which is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State of U.P. and learned counsel for the opposite party No.2 and gone through the record. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with the following main relief (s):- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No.1038 of 2017 (now case no.12833 of 2017) "State Versus Buddha Lal Rawat & others", arising out of Case Crime No.250 of 2016 Under section 147, 148, 149, 504, 506, 323, 427, 452 IPC, Police station Vikas Nagar, District Lucknow pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IV, court no 28, Lucknow as well as Chargesheet No. 02 of 2017 dated 21.1.2017 and summoning order dated 12.4.2017 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IV, Lucknow, as contained in Annexure No. 3 & 4 to this petition." It is stated that after considering the averments made in the application under Section 482 No.3864 of 2021 and the documents on record as also the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant, this Court vide order dated 18.10.2024 referred the matter to the Senior Registrar of this Court for the purpose of verification of the compromise entered into between the parties and a perusal of the order dated 06.11.2024 of the Senior Registrar (Annexure No.7) would show that parties have settled their dispute as such the prayer sought in the present application be acceded in the light of Settlement Agreement/compromise. With regard to acceding the prayer sought in the present application on the basis of compromise/settlement, the learned counsel for the applicants has placed reliance on the judgments of the Apex Court in the case of Romgopal and others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2022 (1) SCJ 536, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab [2012 10 SCC 303], Mohd. Ibrahim Vs. State of U.P., 2022 SCC Online ALL 106, Gold Quest International Ltd. Vs. State of Tamilnadu, 2014 (15) SCC 235, B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana, 2003 (4) SCC 675, Jitendra Raghuvanshi Vs. Babita Raghuvanshi, 2013(4) SCC 58, Madhavarao Jiwajirao Scindia Vs. Sambhajirao Chandrojirao Angre, 1988 1 SCC 692, Nikhil Merchant Vs. C.B.I. and another, 2008(9) SCC 677, Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others, 2008(16) SCC 1, State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others, 2019(5) SCC 688, Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Manoj Kumar and others Vs. State of U.P and others (2008) 8 SCC 781, Union Carbide Corporation and others Vs. Union of India and others (1991) 4 SCC 584, Manohar Lal Sharma Vs. Principal Secretary and others (2014) 2 SCC 532 and Supreme Court Bar Association Vs. Union of India (1998) 4 SCC 409. Learned Additional Government Advocate could not dispute the fact that the compromise has been entered into between the parties and now the opposite parties does not want to proceed with the proceedings in issue. Considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and the order dated 06.11.2024 of the Senior Registrar of this Court as also taking note of the observations made by Hon'ble Apex Court in the judgments referred above and the nature of dispute/crime, this Court is of the view that no purpose would be served in keeping the proceedings pending before the trial court and hence, the same are hereby quashed. Accordingly, the present application U/S 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the court concerned through email/fax immediately for necessary compliance. Order Date :- 16.1.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench