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MAHIR AHMAD SIDDIQI @ MAHIR HUSAIN SIDDIQI AND 5 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER

A482/10596/2025 · 2025-12-17

Divesh Chandra Samant

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10596 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE DIVESH CHANDRA SAMANT, J. 1. A joint Vakalatnama filed by Sri Virendra Pratap Rana, Advocate and Sri Jitendra Kumar Verma, Advocate on behalf of Opposite Party No.2 is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants; learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2; learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. The present application has been filed with prayer to quash entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 126668 of 2022 (State of U.P. Vs. Mahir Husain Siddiqui and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 74 of 2021, under Sections 147, 323, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Para, District Lucknow, pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.5, Lucknow as well as impugned summoning order dated 12.02.2023 and charge sheet dated 18.02.2022. 4. Earlier, the applicants approached this Court by filing Application U/S 482 No.9228 of 2025, which was disposed of vide order dated 03.11.2025 with direction to Trial Court to verify the compromise entered between the parties and submit report. 5. In light of order of this Court dated 03.11.2025 passed in Application U/S 482 No.9228 of 2025, compromise has been verified by the Trial Court vide order dated 11.11.2025, which has also been annexed as Anneure No.6 to this application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amar Singh, Virendra Kumar Bhasker Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mahir Ahmad Siddiqi @ Mahir Husain Siddiqi And 5 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2 submitted that in case proceedings against the applicants is quashed, he would have no objection. 7. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, the applicants and opposite party No. 2 do not want to pursue the case any further as stated by them. The matter has been mutually settled between the parties, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further. 8. Thus in view of the well settled principle of law as laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matters of Krishnappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka; 2021 0 Supreme(SC) 529, Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Bhimsinhbhai Karmur and Ors. vs. State of Gujarat and another; 2017 9 SCC 641, B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana; 2003(4) SCC 675, Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Burea of Investigation and another; (2008) 9 Supreme Court Cases 677, Gian Singh Vs. Stated of Punjab; (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another; (2014) Supreme Today 642, the proceedings of the aforesaid case is hereby quashed. 9. The present application is, accordingly allowed. December 17, 2025 I.A. Siddiqui A482 No. 10596 of 2025 2 (Divesh Chandra Samant,J.) Digitally signed by :- IMRAN AHMAD SIDDIQUI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench