HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4348 of 2023 Along with : 1. Application U/s 482 No. 6766 of 2022: Smt. Sheela Garg and 2 others Versus State of U.P. Thru.secy. Home and another Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Vakalatnama filed by Shri Ramesh Gupta, Advocate on behalf of respondent no. 2 in both the applications are taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and learned counsel for the private respondent. 3. Both these applications have been filed for quashing of the same proceedings, i.e., entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 4759 of 2022 (State Vs. Sunil Garg & Ors.), arising out of F.I.R. No. 806 of 2019, under Sections 498A, 323, 342, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Gola, District Kheri and, hence are being decided by this common order. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the genesis of the prosecution in question is matrimonial. It is further submitted that the Investigating Officer submitted the charge sheet against the husband, father- in-law, mother-in-law (applicants in Application u/s 482 No. 6766 of 2022) and sister-in-law (applicant in Application u/s 482 No. 4348 of 2023). It is also submitted that during the pendency of the trial, the issue has been resolved in Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sheikh Mohammad Ali Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dr. Kavita Aggrawal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru.Secy. Home And Another .....Opposite Party(s) between the parties by way of compromise dated 17.11.2025 (annexed as Annexure 1 to the C.M. Application No. 3 of 2025 filed in Application u/s 482 No. 6766 of 2022) and now respondent no. 2 does not want to prosecute the applicants. It is next submitted that petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act has also been filed before the Principal Judge, Family Court, North West Rohini Court, Delhi, which is registered as HMA No. 2544 of 2025. It is lastly submitted that since the issue has been resolved in between the parties, the trial of the case in question would be futile and, therefore, indulgence of this Court is necessary and the impugned proceedings may be quashed. 5. Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 2 fairly concede that compromise has been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 also submits that the impugned proceedings may be quashed as the issue has been resolved between the parties outside the Court. 6. Hon'ble Apex Court, in catena of decisions, viz., 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, 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 the present case, it is evident that the matter has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise dated 17.11.2025, relevant portion of which is reproduced hereunder. 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For the discussions made above, this Court is of the view that as now the parties do not want to pursue the case any further, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter any further. 9. Both the applications stand allowed. 10. Entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 4759 of 2022 (State Vs. Sunil Garg & Ors.), arising out of F.I.R. No. 806 of 2019, under Sections 498A, 323, 342, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Gola, District Kheri are hereby quashed. 11. Office is directed to communicate this order to the trial court, forthwith. December 9, 2025 VKS A482 No. 4348 of 2023 3 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIVEK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench