Molhe and 6 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Rajeev Singh, J., order dated 25.2.2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:11716): Section 482 quashing application (No. 1449 of 2025) by Molhe and 6 Others against charge-sheet dated 11.10.2015 in Case Crime No.190/2015 (Sections 147, 148, 323, 504, 506, 452 IPC, P.S. Mall, Lucknow) and summoning order dated 25.01.2016 in Criminal Case No.4860 of 2016, disposed of on claimed amicable compromise; compromise verification delegated to trial court with notice to signatories and report; one-month bar on coercive action; liberty to renew quashing request; original compromise deed returned to counsel.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of without deciding the quashing plea on merits. Directions: (i) trial court to verify any compromise filed, after issuing notices to all signatories requiring personal presence, and to prepare a report placing the compromise on record; (ii) parties permitted to obtain certified copies of the report and compromise; (iii) applicants at liberty to approach the Court again for quashing upon verified compromise; (iv) no coercive action against the applicants for one month; (v) Office directed to return the original compromise deed to the applicants' counsel after taking a photocopy.