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2025 DAILYLAW 161444 (ALL)

ANUJ SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. (HOME) LKO. AND ANOTHER

A482/7274/2025 · 2025-09-02

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7274 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. 1. Shri Shesh Mani Tripathi, Advocate has put in appearance by filing Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite party no.2, the same is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and perused the record. 3. Instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C./ 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed with the following prayer:- "To quash the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No. 29906/2024 (State Vs Anuj Singh) arising out of F.I.R. No. 0023 of 2023, U/S 323,504,506,452 I.P.C Police Station Banthara, District- Lucknow, on the basis of compromise, in the interest of justice." 4. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that due to certain misunderstanding, the instant FIR was lodged against the applicant and thereafter the parties sat together and has amicably settled their dispute which has been reduced in writing on 25.03.2025. He added that thereafter the applicant filed the instant application for direction to the trial Court to verify the compromise deed and in compliance of the order dated 15.04.2025, the verification was done and report has been submitted to this Court vide order dated 16.05.2025. He submits that further criminal proceeding in the instant matter would amount to harassment and thus the instant criminal proceeding arising out of F.I.R./ Case Crime No.0023 of 2023 may be quashed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Utkarsh Misra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Pankaj Kumar Anuj Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 has also supported the contention of the learned counsel for the applicant and submits that parties have amicable settled their dispute and the opposite party no. 2 has no grievance, hence, criminal proceedings against the applicant may be dropped. 6. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the contention aforesaid. 7. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I find that compromise has been entered into between the parties on 25.03.2025 and said compromise has been verified on 16.05.2025 and, now, as per the statement of learned counsel for the parties, they do not want to press the aforementioned criminal case relating to F.I.R./ Case Crime No.0023 of 2023. 8. In view of the above, as the applicant and opposite parties have entered into compromise on 25.03.2025 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 Judgements 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. 9. Accordingly, the Criminal Case No. 29906 of 2024 (State Vs Anuj Singh), arising out of F.I.R. No. 0023 of 2023, under Sections 323, 504, 506, 452 I.P.C., Police Station Banthara, District Lucknow, is hereby quashed. 10. The compromise shall be part of this order. 11. The application is allowed accordingly. 12. Consigned to record. September 2, 2025 Mohd. Sharif A482 No. 7274 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD SHARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench