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2025 DAILYLAW 98898 (ALL)

RAMAUTAR AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS

NA528/36903/2025 · 2025-09-22

Raj Beer Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 36903 of 2025 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJ BEER SINGH, J. 1. Vakalatnama filed on behalf of respondent nos.2 to 7 today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for applicants, learned counsel for opposite party nos.2 to 7 and learned AGA for State. 3. This application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed for quashing of entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1559 of 2017 (State Vs. Ramautar and others), arising out of Case Crime No.513 of 2016, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 193 IPC, P.S.- Aonla, District- Bareilly, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate-Ist, Aonla Bareilly, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 4. It has been argued by learned counsel for applicants that the alleged dispute between the parties has taken place due to misconception and now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the case and the informant of the case does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. The compromise filed by the parties before the trial court, has already been verified by the court concerned, the copy of order of the same is available 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 opposite party nos.2 to 7 has concurred with the arguments of learned counsel for applicants and submitted that both the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhinav Tripathi, Devashish Mitra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ramautar And Another .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Opposite Party(s) parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant of the case 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 between the parties, by invoking inherent powers enshrined under Section 528 B.N.S.S. In the instant case, 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 does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. 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. 9. In view of the aforesaid, the entire impugned proceedings, including charge-sheet as well as cognizance/ summoning order, of the aforesaid criminal case, against applicants namely Ramautar and Rambabu Saxena @ Rambabu, are hereby quashed. 10. The application u/s 528 B.N.S.S. is allowed. September 23, 2025 CS/- NA528 No. 36903 of 2025 2 (Raj Beer Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDAN SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad