PRASHANT SHUKLA AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
NA528/1708/2025 · 2025-11-14
Rajeev Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 1708 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.
1. Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, Advocate has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite party no.2, which is taken on record.
2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for opposite party no.2 as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
3. The instant application has been filed with the following prayer:-
"WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to quash the impugned charge sheet, arising out of Case Crime No.58 of 2025, under Sections 115(2), 351(3), 85 of BNS and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 [Corresponding U/s 323, 506, 498-A of Indian Penal Code] P.S. Gomti Nagar, Lucknow East, Commissionerate Lucknow as well as proceedings of Criminal Case No.- 112223/2025 (State Vs. Prashant Shukla & others), pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow and pending disposal of the instant application, further proceedings of Criminal Case No.-112223 of 2025 (State Vs. Prashant Shukla & others), pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow as well as the summoning order dated 03.10.2025 against the applicants in the instant case may be
directed to remain stayed."
4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that both the parties have Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Yogendra Nath Srivastava, Mrs. Reena Rajput Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Prashant Shukla And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
amicably compromised their dispute. The compromise which has taken place between the parties is also filed before this Court as Annexure No.5 to the application.
5. Whether the parties have, in fact, compromised the matter or not, can best be ascertained by the trial court concerned as such compromise has to be duly verified in presence of the parties concerned before the Court.
6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of with a direction to the trial court concerned that if any such compromise is filed before it, it shall issue notices to all the signatories to the compromise requiring their personal presence and, thereafter, proceed to verify the compromise. If the aforesaid compromise is verified, a report to that effect shall be prepared by the court and the compromise will be made part of the record.
7. The court concerned in that scenario will allow the parties to obtain certified copy of the report as well as compromise and it will be open to the applicants to approach this Court again for quashing of the proceedings.
8. For a period of one month, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants in the aforesaid case.
9. Office is directed to return the original compromise deed, if any, to the
learned counsel for the applicants, after taking the photocopy of the same. November 14, 2025 Raj NA528 No. 1708 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJ NIGAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RAJ NIGAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench