HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3595 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, Ms. Shradha Singh, learned counsel for opposite parties nos. 2 to 5 and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the material placed on record. By means of the instant application, the applicants have prayed for quashing of the chargesheet dated 06.11.2023 in Criminal Case No. 33884 of 2024; State Vs. Aditya Agarwal and others, arising out of Case Crime No. 0289 of 2023, under Sections 147, 323, 354, 506 IPC, POlice Station Vibhuti Khand, District Lucknow and summoning order dated 18.03.2024 passed by ACJM-II, room no. 26, Lucknow, on the basis of compromise dated 23.03.2025. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that due to certain misunderstanding, the instant FIR was lodged against the applicants. He added that later on, the parties sat together and have amicably settled their disputes, which has been reduced in writing. Thereafter, vide order dated 29.04.2025, this Court directed the court below to verify the said compromise deed and in compliance thereof, the compromise deed was verified on 25.07.2025. He submits that now there is no dispute in between the parties and they have settled their dispute. He submits that further criminal proceedings in the instant matter would amount to harassment and, thus, the instant criminal proceedings against the applicants may be quashed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Aditya Vikram Shahi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Shradha Singh Aditya Agarwal And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Learned counsel appearing for opposite parties nos. 2 to 5 has also supported the version of the learned counsel for the applicants and submits that parties have amicably settled their dispute and the opposite parties nos. 2 to 5 have no grievance, hence, criminal proceedings against the applicants may be dropped. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the submissions aforesaid. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I find that compromise has been entered into between the parties on 23.03.2025 and said compromise has been verified on 25.07.2025 and, now, as per the statement of learned counsel for the parties, they do not want to press the aforementioned criminal proceedings against the applicants. In view of the above, as the applicants and opposite parties have entered into compromise on 23.03.2025 and no grievance remains to be agitated and as such, further criminal proceedings in the aforementioned criminal case are liable to be set aside in view of the Judgments of the Apex Court rendered in B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another (2003) 4 SCC 675; Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation (2008) 9 SCC 677; Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others, (2008) 16 SCC 1; Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303; and Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466. Resultantly, the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 33884 of 2024; State Vs. Aditya Agarwal and others, arising out of Case Crime No. 0289 of 2023, under Sections 147, 323, 354, 506 IPC, POlice Station Vibhuti Khand, District Lucknow, are hereby quashed. The compromise deed shall be part of this order. Consequences to be followed. The application is allowed accordingly. September 17, 2025 kkv/ A482 No. 3595 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench