Satya Prakash @ Pappu and 5 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home and Another
Criminal Procedure – Quashing of proceedings on compromise
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 14), Application U/S 482 No. 2568 of 2025, neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:21167, decided 15.4.2025 by Hon'ble Manish Kumar, J. Applicants: Satya Prakash @ Pappu and 5 others; Opposite Parties: State of U.P. thru Prin. Secy. Home and another (respondent no. 2 being the complainant). Subject: quashing of charge-sheet dated 01.03.2018 and proceedings of Case No. 35198/2018, Case Crime No. 178/2017 under Sections 498A/323/504/506 IPC and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow, pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Lucknow. Basis: compromise dated 05.03.2025 between applicants and respondent no. 2, verified by trial court on 08.04.2025 following High Court referral of 25.03.2025; inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (akin to Section 528 BNSS, 2023); settlement-based quashing precedents relied on, including Gian Singh, B.S. Joshi, Ramgopal, Bhajan Lal. Outcome: application allowed; entire proceedings quashed qua applicants.