Mukhiya @ Munna (Usman Mukhiya in I.D.) and 5 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 5 Others
Criminal Procedure – inherent powers
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Saurabh Lavania, J.), decided 04-12-2025 in APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10205 of 2025, Mukhiya @ Munna (Usman Mukhiya In I.D.) v. State of U.P.: 482 petition allowed and entire proceedings in Criminal Case Special Trial No. 191/2018 (case crime no. 1216/2017, ss. 147/323/504 IPC akin to ss. 191(2)/115(2)/352 BNS and ss. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) SC/ST Act, P.S. Kakori, Lucknow) quashed qua applicants on basis of court-verified compromise; chargesheet dated 08.01.2018 and cognizance/summoning order dated 21.04.2018 set aside; reliance on Gian Singh, Ramgopal, B.S. Joshi, Narindra Singh, Laxmi Narayan, Bhajan Lal line of authority; Section 482 Cr.P.C. akin to Section 528 BNSS, 2023.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed; entire proceedings arising out of Criminal Case Special Trial No. 191 / 2018 (case crime no. 1216/2017, P.S. Kakori, District Lucknow) quashed qua the applicants; Office/Registry directed to send copy of the order to the court concerned through email/fax for necessary compliance.