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2025 DAILYLAW 167913 (ALL)

MOHD. RIZWAN SIDDIQUI AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME U.P. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

A482/8414/2025 · 2025-09-26

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8414 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State, Sri Shubham Yadav, learned counsel for the opposite party no.3 as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. By means of the instant application, the applicants have prayed for quashing of the impugned charge sheet dated 11-09-2024, Summoning Order dated 5-08-2025, relating to Case Crime No. 0164 of 2024, registered at Police Station Thakurganj, Under Section- 498A, 323, 354, 504, 506 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, having Case No. 75870 of 2024, as well as the entire proceedings of Case No. -75870 of 2024 (State of Uttar Pradesh vs Rizwan & Others), pending before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vth, Lucknow, on the basis of compromise deed dated 04.08.2025. 3. 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 4.8.2025. Thereafter, the applicants filed an Application U/S 482 No.6842 of 2025 wherein this Court vide order dated 21.8.2025 has directed the court below to verify the said compromise deed and in compliance thereof, the compromise deed was verified on 12.9.2025. He submits that now there is no dispute in between the parties and they have settled their dispute. He submits that Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Uroosa Ali Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohd. Rizwan Siddiqui And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s) further criminal proceedings in the instant matter would amount to harassment and, thus, the instant criminal proceedings arising out of Case Crime No. 0164 of 2023, may be quashed. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.3 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. 5. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the submissions aforesaid. 6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I find that compromise has been entered into between the parties on 4.8.2025 and said compromise has been verified on 12.9.2025 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. 0164 of 2023,. 7. In view of the above, as the applicants and opposite parties have entered into compromise on 4.8.2025 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. 8. Accordingly, entire criminal proceedings of Case No. -75870 of 2024 (State of Uttar Pradesh vs Rizwan & Others), pending before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vth, Lucknow are hereby quashed. 9. The compromise shall be part of this order. 10. The application is allowed accordingly. A482 No. 8414 of 2025 2 11. Consigned to records. September 26, 2025 Anuj Singh A482 No. 8414 of 2025 3 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench