Ketan Singh @ and 3 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Another

Allahabad HC9 Dec 2025A482/10395/2025

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What is this about?

Application under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of criminal proceedings (Sections 498A, 323, 354, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act) disposed of with directions for compromise verification by trial court; no coercive action for eight weeks; liberty to approach again for quashing.

What did the court decide?

Application disposed of with directions: parties to file compromise before concerned court within four weeks; concerned court to verify compromise and prepare report within two weeks; parties entitled to certified copies; applicant may approach again for quashing; original compromise to be provided to applicant's counsel; no coercive action for eight weeks. ¶¶15-¶25

Ketan Singh @ and 3 Others vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin… — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the parties have, in fact, compromised the matter +1 more

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Court's answer

The application is disposed of with directions to the parties to appear and file the compromise before the concerned court within four weeks.

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Ratio / Principle

The concerned court shall verify the compromise between the parties, prepare a report, and make the original compromise deed part of the record.

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Key takeaways

The concerned court shall permit the parties to obtain certified copies of the verification report and the compromise deed.ratio¶¶22
The applicant(s) may approach this Court again for quashing of the proceedings after verification.ratio¶¶23
The office is directed to provide the original compromise deed to the counsel for the applicant(s) after retaining a photocopy on record.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) disposed of an application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceedings arising from a charge sheet under Sections 498A, 323, 354, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, and a summoning order. The parties had entered into a compromise. The Court directed the parties to appear before the concerned trial court within four weeks to file the compromise, directed the trial court to verify the compromise and prepare a report within two weeks, allowed parties to obtain certified copies, permitted the applicant to approach the High Court again for quashing after verification, directed the office to provide the original compromise deed to applicant's counsel, and ordered no coercive action against the applicants for eight weeks.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10395 of 2025

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Ketan Singh @ And 3 Others

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.....Applicant(s)

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Versus

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State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akhilash Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

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Court No. - 13

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HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J.

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Sri Suresh Chandra Verma, Advocate, has put in appearance for the private opposite party No. 2 and has filed his Vakalatnama, which is taken on record.

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Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

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Instant application has been preferred by the applicant(s) for the following main relief(s):-

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"WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire proceedings arising out of impugned Charge sheet bearing No.1/2024, dated 10.02.2024 filed in Case Crime No.- 125 of 2023 Under Section-498A, 323, 354, 506, I.P.C. & Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station- Chowk, District-Lucknow and summoning order dated 01.03.2024 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (C.B.I./ Ayodhya Prakran), Lucknow, as contained in Annexure No. 1 to this Application and further proceedings arising out from the same."

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It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled their dispute outside the Court and have entered into a compromise and a copy of compromise deed, duly signed by the parties, is annexed as Annexure No. 3 to the present application. As such, keeping in view the settlement arrived at between the parties and the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in this regard, the proceedings impugned are liable to be quashed.

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Whether the parties have, in fact, compromised the matter or not, can best be ascertained by the trial court as such compromise has to be duly verified in presence of the parties concerned before the Court.

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Considering the aforesaid, this application is disposed of finally in following terms:-

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(i) The parties to the proceedings in issue shall appear and file the compromise before the concerned court within four week's from today.

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(ii) If the parties appear before the concerned court in terms of above, the concerned Court shall proceed to verify the compromise between the parties

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to the proceedings and prepare a report to the same effect and the original compromise deed be made part of record.

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(iii) The concerned court shall conclude the process of verification of compromise within two week's from the date of production of copy of this order.

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(iv) The concerned court shall permit the parties to the proceedings to obtain the certified copy of the report as well as compromise deed.

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(v) It shall be open to the applicant(s) to approach this Court again for quashing of the proceedings.

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(vi) Office is directed to provide original compromise, if any, to the counsel for the applicant(s), after retaining its photocopy on record. It is for the purposes for its verification by the concerned court.

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(vii) For a period of eight weeks, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant(s) in the aforesaid case.

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December 9, 2025 DiVYa

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(Saurabh Lavania,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Ketan Singh @ and 3 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Another

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