Afzal Ahmad and Others v. the State of U.P. Thru. Its Secy. Deptt. of Home, Civil Sectt. Govt. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal proceedings on compromise; S.482 application; 498A/323/406 IPC; Dowry Prohibition Act Ss.3-4; F.I.R./Crime No.0045 of 2023; Case No.39935 of 2024; P.S. Mahila Thana, District Lucknow; Civil Judge (J.D.) F.T.C. Lucknow; compromise dated 5.5.2024; Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab, 2012 AIR SCW 5333 relied on; verification of compromise by trial court before quashing; proceedings kept in abeyance for three months; liberty to file fresh quashing petition with verification report; disposed (not finally quashed); Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.; order date 15.5.2024.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: parties to appear before the learned trial court on 30.5.2024 for verification of the compromise; trial court to verify the compromise in the presence of the parties within two weeks thereafter and provide the verification report; impugned proceedings kept in abeyance for three months; liberty reserved to the applicants to file a fresh quashing petition with the verification report and the compromise; Office to return the original/certified copy of the compromise to the applicants' counsel. No final quashing ordered at this stage.