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ARJUN KUMAR AND 4 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER

A482/9584/2025 · 2025-11-13

Tej Pratap Tiwari

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9584 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE TEJ PRATAP TIWARI, J. 1. Heard Mr. Sandeep Rawat, learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed to quash the entire proceedings arises out of summoning order dated 12.04.2024, passed in Complaint Case No. 27037 of 2022 (Vimla Devi Vs. Arjun Kumar and others), passed by the Additional Civil Judge-I (Senior Division)/A.C.J.M., Raebareli, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Mohanganj, District Amethi. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants states that an order was passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court directing the applicants to file the said compromise deed before the court concerned which was to be verified by the court concerned. In pursuance of the said order, the Civil Judge (Junior Division)/FTC-II (Crime against Women), Raebareli on 19.09.2025 verified the said compromise. Copy of the same is on record. The same is not disputed by learned counsel for the opposite party no.2. 5. The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of (1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Jay Narayan Mishra, Govind Kumar, Gyanendra Kumar Sharma, Sandeep Rawat, Simran Parveen Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Arjun Kumar And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation : (2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5) Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC 278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 641 has held that the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can be quashed. 6. From perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the proceedings, charge sheet as well as cognizance order as prayed for by the applicant(s). 7. The present application is allowed. 8. The entire proceedings, charge sheet as well as cognizance order of the aforesaid case are hereby quashed. November 13, 2025 NSC A482 No. 9584 of 2025 2 (Tej Pratap Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- NARENDRA SINGH CHAUDHARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench