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2025 DAILYLAW 193713 (ALL)

SANDEEP SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/5920/2025 · 2025-10-09

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 5920 of 2025 Court No. - 82 HON'BLE TEJ PRATAP TIWARI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Ranjeet Singh holding brief of Shri Anjit Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2 as well as learned A.G.A.. 2. In pursuance of the earlier order of this Court dated 25.4.2025, a supplementary affdaivit has been filed annexing the certified copy of the compromise as well as verification proceedings of compromise. 3. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to quash the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No. 230 of 2014 (State vs. Raja Singh and another) arising out of Case Crime No. 758 of 2013, under Section457, 380 and 511 IPC, police station Kotwali, district Ballia on the basis of compromise. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant states that an order was passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court directing the applicant to file the compromise deed before the court concerned which was to be verified by the court concerned. In pursuance of the said order, the court concerned vide order dated 21.5.2025 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 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Achyut Jee Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Anjit Kumar Verma, G.A. Sandeep Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the entire proceedings as prayed for by the applicants. 7. The present application is allowed. 8. The entire proceeding of the aforesaid case is hereby quashed. October 10, 2025 Sumaira NA528 No. 5920 of 2025 2 (Tej Pratap Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad