HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9408 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Sri Prem Kumar Srivastava, Advocate has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of private respondent, which is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P., learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and perused the record. 3. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with the following reliefs:- "(i) quash the charge sheet filed by the investigating officer in S.T. No. 120/2015 Case Crime No. 0386/ 2014, U/s- 452, 307, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Kakori, District-Lucknow, against the petitioners contained contained as ANNEXURE NO. 3 to this petition on the basis of compromise. (ii) quash the proceedings arising out from the S.T. No. 120/2015 Case Crime No. 0386/2014, U/s- 452, 307, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Kakori, District- Lucknow against as the petitioners contained contained ANNEXURE NO. 3 to this petition on the basis of compromise." 4. Learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned counsel for opposite party No.2 jointly submitted that vide order dated 10.02.2025 a direction was given to the trial court to verify the factum of compromise executed by the parties. In pursuance of the aforesaid order, learned trial court had verified Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pradeep Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ram Khelawan And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Civil Sectt. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) the contents of compromise. 5. Learned counsel for the applicants and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 jointly submitted that the parties have entered into compromise, which has duly been verified by the trial court vide report/order dated 07.03.2025. 6. Learned A.G.A. has fairly conceded that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the trial court. 7. Hon'ble Apex Court in catena of decisions has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice as has been held in 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. 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. 8. In view of the aforesaid and the fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further, the matter is purely of personal nature which has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further. 9. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed and proceedings arising out from the S.T. No. 120/2015 Case Crime No. 0386/2014, U/s- 452, 307, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Kakori, District- Lucknow are hereby quashed. 10. Office is directed to communicate this order to learned trial Court, forthwith. November 17, 2025 Anurag A482 No. 9408 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench