Apoorv Mehrotra and 2 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Secrett. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Rajeev Singh, J.), order dated 13.7.2023 in Application U/S 482 No. 3633 of 2023 (Apoorv Mehrotra And 2 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another): Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition allowed; charge-sheet dated 28.11.2022 in Case Crime No.196 of 2022 (Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC; Section 3/4 D.P. Act; P.S. Indira Nagar, Lucknow) and summoning order dated 22.12.2022 in Criminal Case No.125696 of 2022 quashed on account of amicable settlement dated 06.07.2023 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre; reliance on Gian Singh (2012 AIR SCW 5333), B.S. Joshi ((2003) 3 SCC 675) and Narinder Singh ((2014) 6 SCC 466) on exercise of inherent power to quash criminal proceedings upon settlement of matrimonial disputes.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the charge-sheet dated 28.11.2022 filed in Case Crime No.196 of 2022 under Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Indira Nagar, District Lucknow, and of the summoning order dated 22.12.2022 passed in Criminal Case No.125696 of 2022.