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Ahsan and 6 Others v. State of Up and Another

Allahabad HC12 Aug 2024A482/18236/2024

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The High Court quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 498A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act arising from a matrimonial dispute. The court held that since the parties had amicably settled and the informant did not wish to proceed, continuing the trial would be a wastage of judicial time.

What did the court decide?

The impugned charge-sheet, cognizance-summoning order and entire proceedings of the criminal case against the applicants are quashed.

Ahsan and 6 Others vs State of Up and Another — Matrimonial and Divorce | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:130689

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Court No. - 76

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 18236 of 2024

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Applicant :- Ahsan And 6 Others Opposite Party :- State Of Up And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Zafeer Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Mohd Kadim

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Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J.

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Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the applicants is taken on record.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2/informant and learned AGA for the State.

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This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with the prayer to quash the entire proceedings, including charge-sheet dated 29.12.2023 and cognizance/summoning order dated 09.04.2024, of case No. 13867 of 2024, arising out of case crime no. 67 of 2023, under Sections 498A, 323, 354, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, District Moradabad, pending in the court of Civil Judge (J.D.) (Crime Against Women), Moradabad, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

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It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that applicant no. 1 is husband of opposite party no. 2/informant and remaining applicants are family members of applicant no. 1 and the matter relates to matrimonial dispute. Now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant of the case does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. It was submitted that the compromise, filed by the parties before the trial court concerned, has already been verified by the court concerned, copy of which is also on record. It was stated that in view of these facts and circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned proceedings pending and thus, the impugned proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise arrived at between the

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parties.

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Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 /informant has concurred with the arguments of learned counsel for the applicants and submitted that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant does not want to proceed with the case pending before the trial court and the impugned proceedings may be quashed, as no useful purpose would be served by exhausting remedy of trial.

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Learned A.G.A. has no objection if parties compromise the matter.

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I have considered the submissions and perused the record.

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In the instant case, it appears that matter relates to matrimonial dispute, which is private in nature. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. There is nothing to indicate that parties have any criminal antecedents. The informant does not want to proceed with the case against the applicants. The compromise filed by the parties before the trial court, has already been verified by the court concerned. Considering the law laid down in the case of State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others, AIR 2019 SC 1296 and the facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed, as the continuance of the same would be nothing but wastage of time of Court.

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In view of the aforesaid, the impugned charge-sheet/cognizance-summoning order and entire proceedings of the aforesaid criminal case against applicants, namely, Ahsan, Ikram, Shamshad Husain, Nazma, Bhoori, Shaheen & Irshad are hereby quashed.

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The application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed .

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Order Date :- 12.8.2024 SP/-

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Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ahsan and 6 Others v. State of Up and Another

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