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2025 DAILYLAW 168490 (ALL)

FAISAL ANSARI AND 8 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER

A482/8528/2025 · 2025-09-26

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8528 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Vakalatnama filed by Shri Emran Ansari, Advocate 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 Emran Ansari, 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 entire criminal proceedings of Case No.90387 of 2023, arising out of Case Crime No.88 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342, 354 IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Mahila Thana, Hazratganj, District- Lucknow pending before learned Civil Judge, Junior Division/FTC/Crime against women, on the basis of compromise executed between the parties on 20.07.2024 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 20.07.2024. Thereafter, the applicants filed an Application U/S 482 No. 10007 of 2024 herein this Court has directed the court below to verify the said compromise deed and in compliance thereof, the compromise deed was verified on 09.12.2024. 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 arising out of Case Crime Crime No.88/2024 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. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Prateek Tewari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Faisal Ansari And 8 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Considering the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I find that compromise has been entered into between the parties on 20.07.2024 and said compromise has been verified on 09.12.2024 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.88/2024 In view of the above, as the applicants and opposite parties have entered into compromise on 20.07.2024 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 Case No.90387 of 2023, arising out of Case Crime No.88 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342, 354 IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Mahila Thana, Hazratganj, District- Lucknow are hereby quashed. The compromise shall be part of this order. The application is allowed accordingly. Consigned to records. September 26, 2025 Haseen U. A482 No. 8528 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- HASEENUDDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench