NAGENDRA KUMAR KESHARI @ MANOJ KESHARI AND 4 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
NA528/43732/2026 · 2026-10-07
Chawan Prakash
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 43732 of 2026 Court No. - 80 HON'BLE CHAWAN PRAKASH, J.
1. Heard Sri Ankit Kapoor, learned counsel for the applicants, Jyoti Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed with the prayer to quash the charge sheet dated 15.11.2024 and entire Criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No. 3026 of 2025 (State Vs. Nagendra Kumar Keshari @ Manoj Keshari and others), arising out of case Crime No. 184 of 2024, under Sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(2) Β.N.S. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act in respect to the applicant nos.1, 2, 3 and 4 and under Sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(2), 74, 75(2) B.N.S. and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in respect to the applicant no. 5, Police Station Ramnagar, District-Varanasi, pending in the court of Civil Judge (J.D.) F.T.C. Court No. 1, Varanasi, on the basis of compromise dated 31.08.2026 executed between the parties. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants and opposite party no. 2 have entered into a compromise and they have amicably settled their dispute outside the court and no dispute is pending between them, therefore, does not want to get adjudication of alleged criminal act and prayed that the aforesaid criminal case may be quashed. He further submits that the applicants shall file compromise deed before the learned trial court for verification. 4. Learned A.G.A. for the State submits that he has no objection if the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ankit Kapoor Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Nagendra Kumar Keshari @ Manoj Keshari And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
parties approach trial court to file compromise deed in the given circumstances. 5. Whether the parties have entered into compromise, can best be adjudicated by the trial court. As such, the parties may appear before the trial court and file the compromise deed entered into between the parties within 30 days, which shall be verified by the trial court. The trial court shall place the original compromise deed in its record. 6. No compromise shall be entertained by the trial court if the informant/victim and accused are not signatories and appear before the court of its verification.
In case of exigency, the trial court shall apply its mind and pass appropriate order. 7. For a period of two months, the proceedings of the trial court shall be kept in abeyance, if the compromise is filed and verified within stipulated period, otherwise, the trial court shall continue with the trial in accordance with law. 8. All the parties, who files compromise deed and get it verified shall then file a fresh joint application invoking inherent power of this Court to quash the criminal proceeding. 9. In view of above, the application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. is accordingly disposed of. October 8, 2026 Rmk. NA528 No. 43732 of 2026 2
(Chawan Prakash,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad