PRAVEEN KUMAR SINGH AND 5 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
CRLR/3041/2014 · 2025-10-08
Tarun Saxena
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 3041 of 2014 Court No. - 93 HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the revisionist, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2, Sri Jhamman Ram, learned AGA-I appearing for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant criminal revision has been preferred with the prayer to set aside the order dated 02.08.2014 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghazipur in Criminal Complaint Case No. 2380 of 2014 (Nibha SIngh Vs. Praveen Kumar Singh and Others), under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Kotwali, District Ghazipur. 3. Today, on the matter being taken up, learned counsels for the revisionists has stated that a settlement agreement have been entered into between the parties on 29.04.2025 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the revisionists and learned AGA in support of compromise taken place between the parties has prayed that the impugned judgment and order be set aside while allowing the present criminal revision on the basis of compromise so entered into between the parties and a settlement agreement dated 29.04.2025 which has been enclosed with this revision. 5. Learned counsel for the revisionists submits that the dispute Versus Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Bhagwan Singh Yadav, Harsh Vardhan Singh, Ishtiyaq Ali Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Mithilesh Kumar Gupta, Puneet Kumar Verma Praveen Kumar Singh And 5 Others .....Revisionist(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
between the parties being husband and wife are matrimonial in nature. The present proceedings came to be initiated by opposite party no. 2 owing to some misunderstanding and misgivings between the parties and not on account of any real occurrence as alleged. At present, the parties to the dispute who are related to each other, have resolved their differences and made peace. In view of the settlement reached between the parties, they pray another chance be given to them to develop and experience normal relationship. The continuance of the present proceedings may in fact hamper the otherwise good chance of the parties enjoying a normal relationship. In such changed circumstances, the opposite party no. 2 does not wish to press any proceedings against the revisionists. 6. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite party nos.
2 does not dispute the correctness of the submission made by learned counsel for the revisionist or the correctness of the settlement agreement dated 29.04.2025 brought on record by means of settlement agreement. He also submits that since the parties have entered into a compromise, opposite party no. 2 has no objection, if the proceedings in the aforesaid case are quashed. 7. This Court is not unmindful of the following judgements of the Apex Court:
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. Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab; ( 2014) 6 SCC 466,
8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, as noted herein above, and also the submissions made by the counsel for the parties, the Court is of the considered opinion that no useful purpose shall be served by prolonging the proceedings of the above CRLR No. 3041 of 2014 2
mentioned case as the parties have already settled their dispute. 9. Accordingly, the impugned judgment and order dated 02.08.2014 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghazipur in Criminal Complaint Case No. 2380 of 2014 (Nibha Singh Vs. Praveen Kumar Singh and Others), under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Kotwali, District Ghazipur is hereby set aside and instant criminal revision is, accordingly, allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. October 9, 2025 SK Srivastava CRLR No. 3041 of 2014 3 (Tarun Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- SAILESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad