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2025 DAILYLAW 202137 (ALL)

PRAKASH PRASAD AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. THE PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

A482/7097/2025 · 2025-10-16

Rajeev Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7097 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the private respondent, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant application has been filed for quashing the entire proceeding of Case No.12529 of 2024 arising out of Case Crime No.244/2023 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station - Krishna Nagar, District- Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants as well as opposite party jointly submitted that vide order dated 28.8.2025 a direction was given to the court below to verify the factum of compromise executed by the parties. In pursuance of the aforesaid order, the learned court below verify the contents of compromise and it was duly verified. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for opposite party jointly submitted that the parties have entered into compromise, which has duly been verified by the court below vide report dated 10.10.2025. 5. Learned A.G.A. has fairly conceded that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the court below. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohammad Alam Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Manoj Kumar Dubey Prakash Prasad And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. The Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed and entire proceeding of Case No.12529 of 2024 arising out of Case Crime No.244/2023 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station - Krishna Nagar, District- Lucknow, is hereby quashed. 9. Office is directed to communicate this order to the court below, forthwith. October 16, 2025 GauraV/- A482 No. 7097 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench