MANOJ CHAUDHARY AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
NA528/41451/2026 · 2026-10-05
Chawan Prakash
body2026
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 41451 of 2026 Court No. - 80 HON'BLE CHAWAN PRAKASH, J.
1. Heard Sri Kuldeep Singh Chahar, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Kamal Dev Rai, learned A.G.A. for the State, Sri Vindeshwar Verma, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 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 18.11.2023 and entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 1966 of 2024 (State Vs. Manoj Chaudhary), arising out of Case Crime No. 309 of 2024, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station New Agra, District Agra, pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra. 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 counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and learned A.G.A. for the State submitted that they have no objection if the 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. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kuldeep Singh Chahar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Surjeet Singh Chahar, Vindeshwar Verma Manoj Chaudhary And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
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 6, 2026 Rmk. NA528 No. 41451 of 2026 2
(Chawan Prakash,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad