Nadeem v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) U.P. Govt. Lko. and Another
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Nadeem v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) and another; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 14; Hon'ble Manish Kumar, J.; Application U/S 482 No. 2751 of 2025; decided 21.4.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:22458. Key terms: quashing of charge-sheet/criminal proceedings on compromise/settlement; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; Section 528 BNSS 2023; Sections 408, 506 IPC; Crime No. 477 of 2017; Police Station Madiyao, District Lucknow; court of ACJM III Lucknow; compromise dated 21.03.2025 verified by trial court order dated 15.04.2025; chances of ultimate conviction extremely bleak; prevention of abuse of process of court; securing ends of justice; Apex Court precedents relied on: Muniswamy, Bhajan Lal, Prashant Bharti, Rajiv Thapar, Ahmad Ali Quraishi, Ramgopal, Gian Singh, Mohd. Ibrahim, Gold Quest International, B.S. Joshi, Jitendra Raghuvanshi, Madhavarao Scindia, Nikhil Merchant, Manoj Sharma, Laxmi Narayan, Narindra Singh, Manoj Kumar, Union Carbide, Manohar Lal Sharma, Supreme Court Bar Association. Disposition: application allowed; entire proceedings quashed qua applicant Nadeem.