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PALTU SINGH AND 3 OTHERS v. State of U.P. AND ANOTHER

A482/17694/2024 · 2025-08-06

Deepak Verma

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133635 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 17694 of 2024 Applicant :- Paltu Singh And 3 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ankit Kapoor Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Prashant Pandey Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the entire criminal proceeding of Criminal Case No. 45 of 2010 (State vs. Patlu Singh and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 294 A of 2001, under Sections 323, 336, 325, 427, 452, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Cantt., District- Varanasi, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Varanasi on the basis of compromise dated 28.10.2022 entered into the parties. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that applicants and opposite party no.2 have amicably settled their dispute out of the Court. Applicants approached this Hon'ble Court by filing this 482 application with prayer to quash the proceedings on terms of compromise entered between the parties, the Hon'ble Court vide order dated 10.06.2024 passed following order:- "1- आववदकगण कक ओर सव धधरध 482 दद०प०सद० कव अनतगरत यह आववदन पत, मम०अ०सद० 294- ए वरर 2001, अनतगरत धधरध 323, 336, 325, 427, 452, 506 भध०दद०सद० थधनध कक ट, जजलध वधरधणसस सव उददत दधणणणक वधद सदखयध 45 वरर 2010 ( रधजय बनधम पलटद जसदह एवद अनय) जज ममखय नयधययक मजजसटटवट, वधरधणसस कव नयधयधलय मम लणमबत हह, कक समपदणर कधयरवधहस कज यनरसत करनव हवतम यजजजत यकयध गयध हह। 2- आववदकगण कक ओर सव यवदधन अजधवकध एवद रधजय कक ओर सव यवदधन अपर शधसककय अजधवकध कज समनध एवद पतधवलस कध अवलजकन यकयध। 3- आववदकगण कव यवदधन अजधवकध कध कथन हह यक पककधरर कव मधय आपस मम समलह- समझझतध हज गयध हह, जज यक सदयकप पयत शपथपत कव सधथ सदलग हह तथध उसव वव अवर नयधयधलय मम भस सतयधपन करनव हवतम दधजखल कर दमगव। 4- आववदकगण कज यनदरयशत यकयध जधतध हह यक वव इस आदवश कक पयतजलयप कव सधथ समबणनधत अवर नयधयधलय मम उपणसथत हजकर अपनव मधय हहए समलह- समझझतव कज सतयधयपत करनव हवतम आववदन पत पसतमत करकव , नयधयधलय दधरध समझझतव कव सतयधपन कक यतजथ कक जधनकधरस पधप करम। उनकव दधरध ऐसध करनव पर समबणनधत अवर नयधयधलय दधरध समझझतव कज सतयधयपत करनव कव जलए कजई यतजथ यनयत कक जधए, तथध पककधरर कव उपणसथत हजनव पर समलह- समझझतध कज उनकव दधरध एक मधह कव अनदर सतयधयपत यकयध जधए। समलह-समझझतध सतयधयपत करनव कव बधद समबणनधत अवर नयधयधलय दधरध उसव अपनस आखयध कव सधथ इस नयधयधलय कज पवयरत यकयध जधए। 5- तदनमसधर इस वधद कज यदनधनक 14.08.2024 कज उपयमक नयधयपसठ कव समक अयतररक सदचस मम सदचसबद यकयध जधए। तब तक आववदकगण कव यवरद उपरजक वधद मम कजई पपसडक कधयरवधहस नहह कक जधएगस।" 4. In pursuance of order of this Court dated 10.06.2024, the Trial court vide order dated 24.07.2024 verified the parties as well as compromise application through their counsels. Verification order/report dated 24.07.2024 has been forwarded to this Court by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Varanasi through its letter dated 24.07.2024. He further submitted that applicants and opposite party no.2 compromised the matter and opposite party No.2 does not want to proceed the matter against the applicants. He further submitted that applicants and opposite party no.2 have settled through compromise their private and civil dispute and as such opposite party no.2 does not wish to press the aforesaid case against the applicants. Opposite party no.2 is ready to withdraw the prosecution of the applicants and in view of the compromise, no fruitful purpose would be served if the prosecution is allowed to go on. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite party no.2 does not dispute the correctness of the submission made by learned counsel for the applicants or the correctness of the documents relied upon by him. He submits that opposite party no. 2 has no objection, if the proceedings in the aforesaid case are quashed. 6. Learned AGA submitted that both the parties have settled their dispute out of the court, hence, no reason to proceed further. 7. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Vs. State of Gujarat (2017) 9 SCC, 641, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayanan (2019) 5 SCC 688, wherein Hon'ble Apex Court has categorically held that compromise can be made between the parties even in respect of certain cognizable and non- compoundable offences. Reference may also be made to the decision given by this Court in Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. and another [2013 (83) ACC 278], in which, law expounded by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the aforesaid cases has been explained in detail. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, as noted herein above, and also the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that no useful purpose would be served by prolonging the proceedings of the above mentioned case. 9. Accordingly, the impugned Criminal Case No. 45 of 2010 (State vs. Patlu Singh and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 294 A of 2001, under Sections 323, 336, 325, 427, 452, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Cantt., District- Varanasi, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Varanasi, are hereby quashed. 10. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is accordingly allowed. Order Date :- 7.8.2025 Aditya Digitally signed by :- ADITYA KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad