HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8968 of 2025 Court No. - 28 HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. Sri Suresh Kumar Mishra, Advocate has put in appearance by way of filing Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite party no. 2, which is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and Sri Suresh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel appearing for opposite party no. 2 as well as perused the material placed on record. By means of the instant application, the applicant has prayed for quashing of the chargesheet dated 29.01.2022 in Criminal Case No. 27066 of 2021; State Vs. Jagveer Singh, arising out of Case Crime No. 90 of 2021, under Sections 498-A, 323, 406, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Thana, District Lucknow and summoning order dated 28.03.2022 passed by learned Civil Judge(JD)/FTC, Lucknow as well as entire proceedings in pursuance thereof, on the basis of compromise dated 02.08.2025. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that due to certain misunderstanding, the instant FIR was lodged against the applicant. He added that later on, the parties sat together and have amicably settled their disputes, which has been reduced in writing. Thereafter, the applicant filed an Application U/s 482 No. 6449 of 2025, wherein this Court vide order dated 07.08.2025 had directed the court below to verify the said compromise deed and in compliance thereof, the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Imran Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s): G.A., Manish Pandey, Suresh Kumar Mishra Jagvir Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home U.P. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) compromise deed was verified on 21.08.2025. 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 proceedings against the applicant may be quashed. Learned counsel appearing for opposite party no. 2 has also supported the version of learned counsel for the applicant and submits that parties have amicably settled their dispute and the opposite party no. 2 has no grievance, hence, criminal proceedings against the applicant 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 02.08.2025 and said compromise has been verified on 21.08.2025 and, now, as per the statement of learned counsel for the parties, they do not want to press the aforementioned criminal proceedings against the applicant. In view of the above, as the applicant and opposite party no. 2 have entered into compromise on 02.08.2025 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. Resultantly, the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 27066 of 2021; State Vs. Jagveer Singh, arising out of Case Crime No. 90 of 2021, under Sections 498-A, 323, 406, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Thana, District Lucknow, are hereby quashed. The compromise deed shall be part of this order. A482 No. 8968 of 2025 2 Consequences to be followed. The present application U/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed accordingly. October 30, 2025 kkv/ A482 No. 8968 of 2025 3 (Pramod Kumar Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench