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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:41070 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 16271 of 2024 Applicant :- Abhay Shukla Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Abhinav Gaur,Mohd. Rashid Siddiqui,Vibhu Rai Counsel for Opposite Party :- Hari Narayan Singh,G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record.
2. Heard Sri Abhinav Gaur, learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned AGA for the State.
3. This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred for quashing of the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.5856 of 2015 (Narendra Kumar Tripathi Vs. Dharmraj and Others), arising out of Case Crime No. 606 of 2014, under Sections 406, 392, 506 IPC, P.S. Pawara District Kaushambi, pending in the court of C.J.M., Kaushambi, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
4. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant 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 complainant 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 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.
5. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 /complainant has concurred with the
arguments of learned counsel for the applicant and submitted that both the parties
have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the complainant does not want to proceed with the case pending before the trial court and thus, the impugned proceedings may be quashed.
6. Learned A.G.A. has no objection if parties compromise the matter.
7. I have considered the submissions and perused the record.
8. It is well settled that in appropriate cases criminal proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise. In the instant case, the matter relates to private dispute between the parties. The complainant does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. 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 the law laid down in the case of State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others AIR 2019 SC 1296 and the facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed.
9. In view of the aforesaid, entire impugned proceedings of the aforesaid case, against applicant, namely, Abhay Shukla are hereby quashed.
10. The application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed.
Order Date :- 20.3.2025 'SP'/- Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad