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Shatrughan Singh and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Allahabad HC12 Mar 2025A482/19849/2024

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The High Court allowed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings. The court found that the parties had amicably settled the dispute and verified the compromise before the trial court. Relying on Supreme Court precedents allowing compromise in cognizable offences, the court held no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings.

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The impugned criminal proceedings in Case No.4307 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No.1813 of 2015 were quashed.

Shatrughan Singh and Another vs State of U.P. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:100705

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Court No. - 72

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 19849 of 2024

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Applicant :- Shatrughan Singh And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Lakshman Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State.

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The present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the charge-sheet dated 08.05.2016, cognizance order dated 26.05.2023 as well as entire proceedings of Case No.4307 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No.1813 of 2015, under sections 324, 452, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Orai, District Jalaun, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Jalaun at Orai.

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Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the parties have amicably settled the dispute out of Court and on account of compromise, they filed Application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. and this Court by order dated 25.06.2024 directed the parties to appear before the trial court for verification of compromise. Learned counsel for the applicants next submits that injury received by injured is simple in nature. Parties appeared before the trial court on 15.07.2024 and they have been verified by the trial court. A report in this regard sent by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalaun at Orai dated 15.07.2024 is on record. Trial court on 15.07.2024 verified the parties through their counsels. Compromise deed 26.04.2024 has been filed as Annexure no.4 to the application. Opposite party nos.2 & 3 do not want to pursue the case further and proceeding be quashed in terms of compromise.

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Learned AGA submitted that both the parties have settled their dispute out of the Court, hence, no reason to proceed further.

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The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Vs. State of Gujarat (2017) 9 SCC, 641, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayanan (2019) 5 SCC 688, wherein Hon'ble Apex Court has categorically held that compromise can be made between the parties even in respect of certain cognizable and non-compoundable offences. Reference may also be made to the decision given by this Court in Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. and another [2013 (83) ACC 278] , in which, law expounded by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the aforesaid cases has been explained in

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detail.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, as noted herein above, and also the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that no useful purpose would be served by prolonging the proceedings of the above mentioned case.

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Accordingly, the impugned criminal proceeding in Case No.4307 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No.1813 of 2015, under sections 324, 452, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Orai, District Jalaun, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Jalaun at Orai, is hereby quashed.

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This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is accordingly allowed .

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Order Date :- 1.7.2025 SKD

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Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Shatrughan Singh and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

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