MOHD. AFZAL AND 4 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME AND ANOTHER
A482/7614/2025 · 2025-09-10
Shree Prakash Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7614 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Vakalatnama filed by Sri Ujjwal Kirti Bisen, learned counsel on behalf of the opposite party no.2 is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State, Sri Ujjwal Kirti Bisen, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and perused the record. By means of the instant application, the applicants have prayed for quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No.0087237/2014, State of U.P. Vs. Mohd. Afzal and others, arising out of Case Crime No.973 of 2013 filed under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. Police Station Thakurganj, District Lucknow pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate V, Lucknow.
Learned counsel for the applicants submits that due to certain misunderstanding, the instant F.I.R. 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 on 9.6.2025. Thereafter, the applicants filed an Application U/S 528 of BNSS No.5847 of 2025 wherein this Court has directed the court below to verify the said compromise deed and in compliance thereof, the compromise deed was verified on 29.7.2025. 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohd. Afzal And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
proceedings against the applicants may be quashed.
Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 has also supported the version of the learned counsel for the applicants and submits that parties have amicably settled their dispute and the opposite party no.2 has 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 9.6.2025 and said compromise has been verified on 29.7.2025 and, now, as per the statement of learned counsel for the parties, they do not want to press the aforementioned criminal proceedings relating to Case Crime No.973 of 2013 . In view of the above, as the applicants and opposite parties have entered into compromise on 9.6.2025 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. Accordingly, entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No.0087237/2014, State of U.P. Vs. Mohd. Afzal and others, arising out of Case Crime No.973 of 2013 filed under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. Police Station Thakurganj, District Lucknow are hereby quashed. The compromise shall be part of this order. The application is allowed accordingly. Consigned to records. September 10, 2025 Ram Murti A482 No. 7614 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHREE PRAKASH SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench