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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:122052 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 37431 of 2022 Applicant :- Navajis And 3 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Madan Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Rajendra Singh 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 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing of the entire proceedings, including charge sheet dated 23.02.2021 as well as cognizance / summoning order dated 18.10.2021, of Case No. 6324 of 2021 (State of U.P. Vs. Navajis and Others), arising out of Case Crime No. 33 of 2021, under sections - 323, 504, 506, 452, 308 I.P.C., Police Station - Noorpur, District - Bijnor, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bijnor, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for applicants that both the parties are residents of the same village and that alleged incident took place due to some misconception. Now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the informant and the injured of the case do not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. In the alleged incident, the injured persons have 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.
4. Learned counsel for 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 and the injured of the case do 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 Cr.P.C.. In the instant case, both the parties are residents of same village and the matter relates to private dispute between the parties. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. The informant of the case and the injured do not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. There is nothing to indicate that applicants have any criminal antecedents. The compromise filed by the parties before the Trial court, has already been verified by the court concerned. Considering aforesaid facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed.
8. In view of the aforesaid, entire impugned proceedings of the aforesaid case, against applicants, namely, Navajis, Rifakat, Juber and Ikram are hereby quashed.
9. The application u/s - 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed.
Order Date :- 24.7.2025 S Rawat Digitally signed by :- SHOBHIT RAWAT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad