Kailash Bajrang Tawar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home), Lko. and Another
Quashing of charge-sheet – Application U/S 482
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 13); Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:74793; Application U/S 482 No. 3587 of 2023, Kailash Bajrang Tawar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home), Lko. and another; single bench of Hon'ble Rajeev Singh, J.; order dated 8.11.2024. Seeks quashing of charge-sheet dated 20.08.2020 under Section 406 I.P.C. in Case Crime No. 348 of 2019, P.S. Kotwali City, District Faizabad, on the ground of amicable compromise between the parties. Court declined to verify the compromise itself, held verification is for the court below, disposed of the application with directions for notice to signatories and verification/report, granted liberty to re-approach for quashing upon verification, and protected the applicant from coercive action for one month. Keywords: quashing of charge-sheet, Section 406 IPC, compromise verification, Section 482 application, Faizabad, coercive action.