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2025 DAILYLAW 180995 (ALL)

UTKARSH YADAV v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ITS PRIN. SECY. (HOME DEPTT.) LKO. AND ANOTHER

NA528/1656/2025 · 2025-11-04

Rajeev Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 1656 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. and perused the record. 2. This application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed for quashing the charge-sheet dated 18.05.2025 filed in Case Crime No.0013 of 2025, under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(2) BNS, Police Station-Gosaiganj, District Ayodhya as well as cognizance order dated 21.08.2025 passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, Ayodhya. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that vide order dated 08.10.2025, a direction was given to the court concerned to verify the factum of compromise executed by the parties. In pursuance of the aforesaid order, learned court concerned had verified the contents of compromise. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the parties have entered into compromise, which has duly been verified by the court concerned vide report/order dated 17.10.2025. 5. Learned A.G.A. has fairly conceded that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the court concerned. 6. Hon'ble Apex Court in catena of decisions has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice as has been held in Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab, 2012 AIR SCW 5333, B.S. Joshi and others Vs State of Haryana, (2003) 3 SCC 675 and Narinder Singh Vs State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466. Hence, inherent power can be exercised to Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amitesh Pratap Singh, Gyanendra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Utkarsh Yadav .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. (Home Deptt.) Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) speed up the process of ending the criminal proceedings where the settlement is arrived at between the parties. 7. In view of the aforesaid and the fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further, the matter is purely of personal nature, which has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further. 8. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed. The charge-sheet dated 18.05.2025 filed in Case Crime No.0013 of 2025, under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(2) BNS, Police Station-Gosaiganj, District Ayodhya and cognizance order dated 21.08.2025 passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, Ayodhya are hereby quashed. 9. Office is directed to communicate this order to learned trial Court, forthwith. November 4, 2025 Renu/- NA528 No. 1656 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RENU AGARWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RENU AGARWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench