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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 37688 of 2024 Court No. - 82 HON'BLE TEJ PRATAP TIWARI, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today in Court is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri R.P. Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the State and perused the records. 3. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants with a prayer to quash the charge sheet submitted on 12.05.2021, under Sections 279, 304-A I.P.C. on which cognizance has been taken by Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (Spl. C.J.M.) Varanasi on 27.08.2024, in Case No. 86302 of 2022 (State of U.P. vs. Lalu), arising out of Case Crime No. 0113 of 2021, Police Station Rohaniya, District Varanasi as well as summoning order dated 27.08.2024 issued against the applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has filed supplementary affidavit which is taken on record wherein it is provided that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and the compromise settlement arrived at between the parties has been duly verified by the Preceding officer M.A.C.T., Varanasi vide its order dated 19.09.2025. 5. The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of (1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4 SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation : (2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5) Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC 278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 641 has held that Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rama Pati Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Lalu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can be quashed. 6. From perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the entire proceedings, charge sheet and summoning order as prayed for by the applicant. 8. The present application is allowed. 9.
The entire proceeding, charge sheet as well as summoning order of the aforesaid case are hereby quashed. October 28, 2025 Manoj A482 No. 37688 of 2024 2 (Tej Pratap Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANOJ KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad