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PRASHANT CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

A482/14714/2022 · 2025-07-24

Raj Beer Singh

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:123215 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 14714 of 2022 Applicant :- Prashant Chauhan And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Kamal Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Ashok Kumar Mishra,G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the applicants, in Court today, is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 / informant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. This application u/s - 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing of the entire proceedings, including charge sheet dated 16.05.2021 as well as cognizance order dated 11.10.2021, of Session Trial No. 147 of 2021 (State Vs. Prashant Chauhan and Another), arising out of Case Crime No. 111 of 2021, under Sections - 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section - 3(1)(da) and 3(1)(dha) S.C./S.T. Act, P.S.- Kotwali Kalpi, District - Jalaun, pending in the court of Special Judge (S.C./S.T.) Act, Jalaun, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that the alleged incident took place due to some misconception and now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the injured / informant does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. In the alleged incident, the informant has not sustained any serious injury. It was submitted that the compromise filed by the parties before the Trial court concerned, has already been verified by the court concerned, copy of which is on record. It was stated that in view of these facts and circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned proceedings pending and thus, the impugned proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 / informant has concurred with the arguments of learned counsel for the applicants and submitted that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant / injured does not want to proceed with the case pending before the Trial court and thus, the impugned proceedings may be quashed. 6. Learned A.G.A. has no objection if parties compromise the matter. 7. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 8. It is well settled that in appropriate cases criminal proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise by invoking inherent powers enshrined under Section - 482 Cr.P.C.. In the instant case, the matter relates to private dispute between the parties and the informant / injured has not sustained any serious injury. There is nothing to indicate that applicants have any criminal antecedents. The informant does not want to proceed with the impugned case against the applicants. The compromise filed by the parties before the Trial court, has already been verified by the court concerned. Considering facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed. 9. In view of the aforesaid, entire impugned proceedings, including charge sheet and cognizance order, of the aforesaid case against applicants, namely, Prashant Chauhan and Satyam Singh @ Bablu, are hereby quashed. 10. The application u/s 528 BNSS is allowed. Order Date :- 25.7.2025 S Rawat Digitally signed by :- SHOBHIT RAWAT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad