AKHILESH KUMAR AGARWAL AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. AND ANOTHER
A482/10010/2025 · 2025-12-10
Rajeev Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10010 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The present application has been filed with a prayer to quash the charge sheet dated 25.12.2020 arising out of F.I.R. No. 384 of 2019, under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Thakurganj, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in pursuance of the earlier order dated 05.08.2025 passed in Application u/s 482 No. 6358 of 2025, the matter was sent before the court below for verification of the compromise deed. 4. It is evident from the record that the factum of the compromise has been verified by the court below vide his report dated
30.08.2025. The compromise deed is appended as Annexure 3 to the application, which goes to show that respondent no. 2 does not want to prosecute the applicants. 5. Learned A.G.A. fairly concedes that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the court below. 6. Hon'ble Apex Court, in catena of decisions, viz., Gian Singh Vs. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Kumar, Lalu Prasad Bhatt Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Akhilesh Kumar Agarwal And Another .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
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, has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice. 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. 7. In view of the aforesaid fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further and the matter has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter any further. 8. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed. 9. Charge sheet dated 25.12.2020 arising out of F.I.R. No. 384 of 2019, under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Thakurganj, District Lucknow is hereby quashed. 10.
Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the court concerned, forthwith. December 10, 2025 VKS A482 No. 10010 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIVEK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench