PUNEET GAUTAM @ KHOOB LAL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME U.P. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS
A482/9261/2025 · 2025-11-04
Rajeev Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9261 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.
1. Short counter affidavit along with vakalatnama filed by Shri Abhishek Kumar, Advocate on behalf of the opposite party Nos.2 and 3 is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P., learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and 3 and perused the record. 3. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings of Sessions Trial No.494 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.206 of 2023, under Sections 363, 366 IPC, Police Station Mall, District Lucknow as well as the summoning order dated 04.09.2023 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Lucknow. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned counsel for opposite party Nos.2 and 3 jointly submitted that vide order dated
17.09.2025. 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. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for opposite party nos. 2 and 3 jointly submitted that the parties have entered into compromise, which has duly been verified by the court concerned vide report/order dated 03.10.2025. 6. 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. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Satish Kumar, Amit Bhardwaj Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Puneet Gautam @ Khoob Lal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
7. 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 speed up the process of ending the criminal proceedings where the settlement is arrived at between the parties. 8.
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. 9. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed and the entire proceedings of Sessions Trial No.494 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.206 of 2023, under Sections 363, 366 IPC, Police Station Mall, District Lucknow as well as the summoning order dated 04.09.2023 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Lucknow are hereby quashed. 10. Office is directed to communicate this order to learned trial Court, forthwith. November 4, 2025 Renu/- A482 No. 9261 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RENU AGARWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench