AMAN AZIM AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
NA528/52205/2025 · 2026-09-16
Chawan Prakash
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 52205 of 2025 Court No. - 83 HON'BLE CHAWAN PRAKASH, J.
1. Heard Mr. Ankit Singh, learned Counsel holding brief of Mr. Gaurav Srivastav, learned Counsel for the applicants, Mr. Mukesh Ray, learned Counsel for opposite party no.2 and learned AGA for the State and perused the records. 2. The present application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed by the applicants with the following prayer:
"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to allow this application and quash the Charge Sheet dated 24.05.2025 and Cognizance order dated 12.09.2025 as well as entire proceedings of Case No. 54920 of 2025 (State Vs. Aman Azim and others) u/s 85, 115 (2) BNS, section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 against the applicant no. 1 and u/s 85, 115 (2) BNS and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act against the opposite party no. 2 and 3, Police Station Shahganj, District Agra arising out of Case Crime NO. 166 of 2025 pending in the court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), Court No. 6, Agra."
3. Learned Counsel for the applicants has submitted that the applicants and opposite party no.2 have compromised the dispute. It is further argued that the said compromise has also been verified by the concerned Trial Court, as such the proceedings against the applicants may be quashed. 4. Learned counsel for opposite party no.2 admitted the fact of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gaurav Srivastav, Seemi Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Mukesh Ray, G.A. Aman Azim And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
compromise and stated that he has no objection if the proceeding of the aforesaid case is quashed against the applicants. 5. From the perusal of the record it is apparent that parties have entered into compromise and have settled their dispute amicably. 6. The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of (1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4 SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation : (2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs.
State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5) Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC 278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 641 has held that the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can be quashed. 7. From perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the proceedings as prayed for by the applicants. 8. The entire proceedings of the aforesaid case with regard to the present applicants are hereby quashed. 9. The present application is allowed. September 17, 2026 Vijay NA528 No. 52205 of 2025 2 (Chawan Prakash,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIJAY KUMAR SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad