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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 29322 of 2019 Court No. - 64 HON'BLE SAMIT GOPAL, J.
1. List revised. 2. Heard Sri Pradeep Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri V.D. Ojha, learned counsel for the State and perused the records. 3. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants Jahid, Nasir Ali, Shakir Ali, Khushnuma, Mardan Shah, Sara Bi, Talib Hussain, Munni and Nisar Ali with the prayers to quash the charge sheet dated 21.09.2018 in Case No. 65/2019, Case Crime No. 0062/2018, under Sections 498-A/323/506 IPC and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, District Rampur, pending before the Court of Civil Judge (S.D.)/FTC, Rampur and with a further prayer to stay the further proceedings of the aforesaid case, during the pendency of the present application. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants states that an order was passed by this Court vide order dated 31.01.2025 directing the applicants to file the compromise deed before the court concerned which was to be verified by the court concerned. In pursuance of the said order, the court concerned vide order dated 11.07.2025 verified the said compromise, copy of the same is on record. 5. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the said proposition. 6. The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of (1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4 SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation : (2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5) Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC 278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur and Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pradeep Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jahid And 8 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 641 has held that the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can be quashed. 7.
From perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the proceedings, charge sheet as well as cognizance/summoning order as prayed for by the applicant(s). 8. The present application is allowed. 9. The charge sheet dated 21.09.2018 of the aforesaid case is hereby quashed. 10. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. September 18, 2025 M. ARIF A482 No. 29322 of 2019 2 (Samit Gopal,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD ARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad