Salman and 5 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal proceedings on out-of-court compromise; Section 482 application; IPC Sections 452, 504, 506, 427; Case no. 93857/2019; Crime no. 1213/2018; Police Station Gazipur, District Lucknow; summoning order and charge sheet both dated 13.12.2019; verification of compromise by Trial Court in presence of parties; report by concerned Court within two weeks; parties to appear and file compromise within six weeks; liberty to re-approach High Court for quashing; interim protection - no coercive action for eight weeks; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Saurabh Lavania, J.; decided 27.1.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:4981.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of finally with directions: parties to appear before the concerned Court within six weeks and file the compromise; concerned Court to verify the compromise, prepare a report and conclude verification within two weeks; certified copies of the report and compromise deed to be permitted; Office to provide the original compromise, if any, to the applicants' counsel; applicants free to approach the Court again for quashing; and no coercive action against the applicants for eight weeks.