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2025 DAILYLAW 52995 (ALL)

GULSHAN AND 5 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

A482/36775/2022 · 2025-07-06

Raj Beer Singh

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:107744 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 36775 of 2022 Applicant :- Gulshan And 5 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anand Prakash Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party :- Deepak Kumar,G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned AGA for the State. 2. This application u/s 482 CrPC has been filed with the prayer to quash the entire proceedings, including charge-sheet dated 09.08.2022 as well as cognizance order dated 01.09.2022, of Session Case No. 1506 of 2022 (State v. Gulshan and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 304 of 2022, under Sections 147, 323, 504, 452, 506 IPC and Sections 3(2)5 and 3(2)5-A of SC/ ST Act, P.S.- Sardhana, District- Meerut, pending in the court of Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Meerut, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicants that the dispute between the parties has taken place due to misconception and that now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the informant/ injured does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. In the alleged incident no one has sustained any serious injury. In pursuance to order dated 04.01.2023, passed by this Court, both the parties have filed compromise before the trial Court, which has duly been verified vide order dated 07.02.2023, 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. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 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. 5. Learned A.G.A. has no objection if parties compromise the matter. 6. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 7. 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 CrPC. In the instant case, the injured has not sustained any serious injury. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. The informant/ injured does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. 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. 8. In view of the aforesaid, the entire impugned proceedings, including charge-sheet & cognizance / summoning order, of the aforesaid case, against applicants, namely, Gulshan, Krishna, Vishu @ Nishat, Joni @ Anuj, Moni and Rahul are hereby quashed. 9. The application u/s 482 CrPC is allowed. Order Date :- 7.7.2025 Rama Kant Digitally signed by :- RAMA KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAMA KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad