Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48752 Court No. - 14 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6536 of 2025 Applicant :- Ashutosh Singh Rathore Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Deepak Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Rohitash Kumar Singh Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Sri Rohitash Kumar Singh, Advocate has put in appearance by way of filing Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite party no. 2, which is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rohitash Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for opposite party no. 2 and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the material placed on record. By means of the instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the applicant has prayed for quashing of the chargesheet No. 1 of 2017 filed in Criminal Case No. 16 of 2018, arising out of Case Crime No. 140 of 2017, under Sections 452, 504 IPC, Police Station Naka Hindola, District Lucknow as well as entire proceedings pending before the learned ACJM-I, Lucknow, on the basis of compromise dated 22.02.2025. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that due to certain misunderstanding, the instant FIR was lodged against the applicant. He added that later on, the parties sat together and have amicably settled their disputes, which has been reduced in writing. Thereafter, the applicant filed an Application U/s 482 No. 1859 of 2025, wherein this Court vide order dated 06.03.2025 had directed the court below to verify the said compromise deed and in compliance thereof, the compromise deed was verified on 01.04.2025. 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 applicant may be quashed. Learned counsel appearing for opposite party no. 2 has also supported the version of the learned counsel for the applicant and submits that parties have amicably settled their dispute and the opposite party no. 2 has no grievance, hence, criminal proceedings against the applicant 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 22.02.2025 and said compromise has been verified on 01.04.2025 and, now, as per the statement of learned counsel for the parties, they do not want to press the aforementioned criminal proceedings against the applicant. In view of the above, as the applicant and opposite party no. 2 have entered into compromise on 22.02.2025 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. 16 of 2018, arising out of Case Crime No. 140 of 2017, under Sections 452, 504 IPC, Police Station Naka Hindola, District Lucknow, are hereby quashed. The compromise deed shall be part of this order. Consequences to be followed. The application is allowed accordingly. Order Date :- 20.8.2025 kkv/ Digitally signed by :- KRISHAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench