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2025 DAILYLAW 29038 (ALL)

SATENDRA SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/8174/2025 · 2025-06-30

Raj Beer Singh

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:102121 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 8174 of 2025 Applicant :- Satendra Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Avdhesh Narayan Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- Lakshman Singh,G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J. 1. Certified copy of compromise verification report has been filed along with short counter affidavit today in Court which is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned AGA for the State. 3. This application u/s 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as BNSS) has been filed with the prayer to quash the entire proceedings of Session Trial No. 29 of 2019 (State v. Satendra Singh), arising out of Case Crime No. 561 of 2019, under Sections 392, 411 of IPC, P.S.- Kotwali Orai, District- Jalaun, pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/ Special Judge (D.A.A.), Jalaun at Orai on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 4. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the alleged dispute between the parties has taken place due to misconception and that now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the informant of the case does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. In the alleged incident no one has sustained any injury. In pursuance to order dated 12.03.2025, passed by this Court, both the parties have filed compromise before the Trial Court, which has duly been verified vide order dated 26.05.2025, the certified copy of the same is available on record. It was submitted that in view of aforesaid 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 has concurred with the arguments of learned counsel for the applicant and submitted that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant 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. The matter pertains to robbery of Rs.10,000/- and a mobile-phone. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. The informant of the case does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. There is nothing to indicate that parties have any criminal antecedents. 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 & cognizance / summoning order, of the aforesaid case, against applicant, namely, Satendra Singh are hereby quashed. 10. The application u/s 528 BNSS is allowed. Order Date :- 1.7.2025/ Rama Kant Digitally signed by :- RAMA KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad