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SMT. MAJIDA KHATOON AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. AND ANOTHER

A482/10036/2023 · 2025-12-10

Rajeev Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10036 of 2023 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 2. 2. The present application has been filed with a prayer to quash the charge sheet dated 07.05.2023 as well as summoning order dated 14.06.2023 passed in Case No. 65947 of 2023 arising out of F.I.R. No. 233 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Bazar Khala, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 jointly submit that in pursuance of the earlier orders dated 06.10.2025 and 19.11.2025 passed in the present case, the matter was sent before the Senior Registrar for verification of the compromise deed. 4. It is evident from the record that the factum of the compromise has been verified by the Senior Registrar of this Court vide his report dated 02.12.2025. The compromise deed is appended as Annexure 1 to the supplementary affidavit dated 18.09.2025, which goes to show that respondent no. 2 does not want to prosecute the applicants. 5. Learned A.G.A. fairly concedes that compromise has been Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Avinash Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Anil Kumar Sharma Smt. Majida Khatoon And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the court below. 6. Hon'ble Apex Court, in catena of decisions, viz., 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, has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice. 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 fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further and the matter has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter any further. 8. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed. 9. Charge sheet dated 07.05.2023 as well as summoning order dated 14.06.2023 passed in Case No. 65947 of 2023 arising out of F.I.R. No. 233 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Bazar Khala, District Lucknow are hereby quashed. 10. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the court concerned, forthwith. December 10, 2025 VKS A482 No. 10036 of 2023 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIVEK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench