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SMT. SHASHI BALA AGRAWAL AND 3 ORS. v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANR.

A482/6840/2016 · 2025-10-14

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6840 of 2016 Court No. - 83 HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J. 1. The instant application has been filed by the applicants with the prayer to quash the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.585 of 2013 (Aarti vs. Anupm Agrawaal & Others) under Sections 406, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Hari Parvat, Agra, pending in the Court of IVth Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra. 2. An application has been filed on 06.08.2024 titled as "Application for orders on the basis of compromise" by the applicants stating therein that the parties have amicably settled their dispute, which are essentially a matrimonial dispute. 3. In the light of the compromise, that had been entered into between the parties, the proceedings of another Criminal Case being Case No.155 of 2010 (State vs. Anupm Agrawaal and others), arising out of Case Crime No.893 of 2009, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station- New Agra, District Agra, were quashed by this Court vide order dated 22.11.2019 in Application U/S 482 No.19074 of 2013. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dileep Kumar(Senior Adv.), Rajrshi Gupta, Sudhanshu Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Ajay Kumar Pandey, G.A., Udisha Tripathi Smt. Shashi Bala Agrawal And 3 Ors. .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And Anr. .....Opposite Party(s) 4. Sri Dileep Kumar, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Sudhanshu Kumar, learned counsel for the applicants submits that the proceedings in question relates to a offences under Sections 406, 504 and 506 IPC, which are all compoundable and parties have amicably settled the dispute. 5. Along with the application, mentioned above, a copy of the compromise has been filed at page 15, which Sri Dileep Kumar, Senior Advocate, submits has been adhered to in letter and spirit. 6. Considering the fact that the offences are compoundable and also the parties have amicably settled their dispute, the pendency of the proceedings would now amount to an abuse of process of law. 7. Accordingly, the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.585 of 2013 (Aarti vs. Anupm Agrawaal & others) under Sections 406, 504, 506 IPC pending in the Court of IVth Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra are hereby quashed. 8. The instant application stands allowed. October 15, 2025 Kushal A482 No. 6840 of 2016 2 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- KUSHAL AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad