HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 38372 of 2022 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJ BEER SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned AGA for the State. 2. This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred for quashing of entire proceedings, including charge-sheet dated 31.01.2021 as well as summoning / cognizance order dated 24.06.2021, of Case No. 6117 of 2021 (State Vs. Tarun and another), arising out of Case Crime No.192 of 2020, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, District Mathura, pending in the court of Civil Judge (J.D.), F.T.C. (WAC) / Judicial Magistrate, Mathura, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that applicant no.1 is husband and applicant no.2 is mother-in-law of opposite party no. 2 / informant and the matter relates to matrimonial dispute. Now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant of the case does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. It was submitted that the compromise filed by the parties before the trial court concerned, has already been verified by the court, 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. It is also submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that in pursuance to order dated 12.01.2023 matter was referred for mediation and applicants were directed to deposit an amount of Rs.30,000/- before the Mediation Centre. Applicants have deposited the said amount before the Mediation Center but in mediation proceedings the opposite party no.2 did not appear Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashutosh Prasad Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Tarun @ Tarun Agrawal And Another .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) and thus the said amount may be returned back to the applicants. 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 between the parties, by invoking inherent powers enshrined under Section 482 Cr.P.C. In the instant case matter relates to matrimonial dispute, which is private in nature. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. 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 aforesaid facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed. 8. It is further directed that out of the amount of Rs.30,000/- deposited by applicants before Mediation Centre of this Court, in compliance of order dated 12.01.2023, an amount of Rs.25,000/- shall be released in favour of applicants/ applicant, who deposited the same. An amount of Rs.5000/- shall remained with Mediation Centre as expenses. 9. In view of the aforesaid, entire impugned proceedings, including, charge- sheet & summoning order, of the aforesaid case against applicants, namely, Tarun @ Tarun Agrawal & Smt. Radha @ Smt. Radha Rani are hereby quashed. 10. The application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. September 4, 2025 'SP'/- A482 No. 38372 of 2022 2 (Raj Beer Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad