HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 25107 of 2025 Court No. - 76 HON'BLE VIKRAM D. CHAUHAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Rakesh Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. This application has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings of Case No. 12882 of 2023 under Sections 498-A, 323, 506, 511, 354B I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Kanth District Moradabad (State Vs. Md. Aakib & Others), arising out of case crime No. 294 of 2022 at present pending in the M.M. Court No. 4 Moradabad, including Charge-sheet dated 28.10.2022, as well as, Cognizance/summoning order dated 04.03.2023 passed Addiction Chief Judicial Magistrate Court No. 4 Moradabad by which learned court below summon the Applicant No. 1 to 4 and 5 under Sections 498-A, 323, 506, I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act Police Station Kanth District Moradabad and also summon the Applicant No. 3 Under Section 498-A, 323, 506, 511, 354B I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act Police Station Kanth, District Moradabad on the ground of compromise as well as other process issued against the Applicants. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the compromise has already been entered between the parties on 07.08.2025 and the same has been verified by the court concerned on 21.08.2025, therefore, the present case be finally decided. 4. Learned counsel for opposite party no.2 has not disputed the facts as Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sameer Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Rakesh Kumar Verma Md Aakib And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) stated by learned counsel for the applicants. He further contended that opposite party no.2 does not want to proceed with the criminal case against the applicants and the same may be quashed. 5. Learned AGA does not dispute the fact that parties have entered into settlement which is duly verified by the court concerned. It is further submitted that he would have no objection in case criminal proceedings are put to an end. He further submits that in view of settlement there is virtually no chance of any conviction being recorded in the criminal proceedings. 6. Having examined the matter in its totality, this Court is of the view that the criminal proceedings in the present case had essentially been an outcome of a matrimonial dispute; and there are no such over bearing circumstances for which the applicants ought to be prosecuted even after the parties has entered into a settlement. Needless to observe that with the present stand of the parties in terms of their settlement, there is practically no chance of recording conviction, even if the case under the F.I.R. in question is put to trial. In other words, entire exercise of trial would only be an exercise in futility. On the contrary, looking to the nature of dispute and the fact that the disputants have compromised and want to proceed peacefully ahead, it would be in the interest of justice that criminal proceedings in question are quashed. 7. It would be unfair or contrary to the interest of justice to continue with the criminal proceeding or continuation of the criminal proceeding would tantamount to abuse of process of law despite settlement and compromise between the victim and the wrongdoer and to secure the ends of justice, it is appropriate that the criminal case is put to an end. 8. In view of the fact that the parties do not want to pursue the case any further as stated by them and the fact that matter has been mutually settled between the parties in view of the compromise dated 07.08.2025, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further. 9. Thus, in view of the well settled principles of law as laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Parbatbhai Aahir Vs. State of Gujarat (2017) 9 SCC 641, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and State NA528 No. 25107 of 2025 2 of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayan, (2019) 5 SCC 688, the proceedings of the aforesaid case is hereby quashed. 10. The present application is, accordingly, allowed. September 19, 2025 S.Prakash NA528 No. 25107 of 2025 3 (Vikram D. Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad