Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:18437 Court No. - 14 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2800 of 2025 Applicant :- Reshma Bano Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Vakalatnama filed by Sri Vinod Kumar Advocate on behalf of respondent no.2 is taken on record. The present case has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C./528 of B.N.S.S. with the following main relief:- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire proceedings of the criminal case no.655/2024 arising out of charge sheet no.1/2023 dated 22.07.2023 in Case Crime No.175/2023 under sections 498A, 323 IPC and sec. 3/4 D.P Act Police Station Kandhai, District Pratapgarh, State vs. Reshma Bano pending before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pratapgarh, in view of the compromise done between the parties on 04.11.2024 which has been verified by the trial court/C.J.M Pratapgarh on 03.01.2025 in the interest of justice." Learned counsel for the respective parties have submitted that a compromise dated 04.11.2024 (Annexure no. 5) entered into between the applicant and respondent no. 2 has been verified by the learned trial court by its order dated 03.01.2025 (Annexure no.6) in pursuance of the order of this Court dated 29.11.2024 passed in Application U/S 482 No. 10846 of 2024 (Annexure no. 4). Learned Counsel for the respondent no. 2 has submitted that he has no grudge or grievance against the present applicant now. It appears that after considering the averments made in Application U/S 482 No. 10846 of 2024 and the documents in support thereof as also the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant, this Court vide order dated 29.11.2024 referred the matter to the concerned court for the purpose of verification of the compromise entered into between the parties. It appears from the order dated 03.01.2025 (Annexure No.6) that the trial court has verified the compromise. Considering the aforesaid as also the submissions made by learned Counsel for the parties as also the observations made by Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. L. Muniswamy and Others, 1977 (2) SCC 699; State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal and Others, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335; Prashant Bharti Vs. State (NCT of Delhi), (2013) 9 SCC 293; Rajiv Thapar and Ors. Vs. Madan Lal Kapoor, (2013) 3 SCC 330; Ahmad Ali Quraishi and Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. (2020) 13 SCC 435, according to which inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (akin to Section 528 BNSS, 2023) could be exercised to prevent abuse of process of any Court or otherwise to secure ends of justice, as also the observations made by Apex Court in the case of Ramgopal and others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2022) 14 SCC 531, 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, according to which, in given facts, based upon the settlements between the parties the criminal proceedings can be quashed, as also the nature of dispute, which is materimonial in nature and has already been resolved, this Court is of the view that the present application is liable to be allowed as chances of ultimate conviction are extremely bleak and hence no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue. Accordingly, present application is allowed. Consequently, the entire proceedings, quoted above, are hereby quashed as far as it is related to the the applicants. Office/Registry is directed to send the copy of this order to the court concerned through email/fax for necessary compliance. Order Date :- 2.4.2025 Renu/- Digitally signed by :- RENU AGARWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench