Ashish Kumar Gupta and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing application under Section 528 BNSS 2023 (482 Cr.P.C.) No. 2896 of 2025; criminal proceedings Case No. 4225 of 2014 (Nishi Gupta Vs. Ashish Gupta and another) under Sections 498-A and 504 IPC, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Lucknow, pending before Civil Judge (Junior Division), Lucknow; out-of-court compromise deed dated 17.03.2025 conceded by opposite party no. 2; quashing deferred pending trial-court verification on 16.04.2025; impugned proceedings kept in abeyance for two months; fresh quashing petition permitted with verification report and compromise; video-conferencing appearance option for medically unwell applicant no. 2; original compromise returned to counsel; application disposed of without quashing; no precedent cited; Alok Mathur, J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; order date 5.4.2025.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of without itself quashing the proceedings: parties directed to appear before the learned trial court on 16.04.2025 for verification of the compromise dated 17.03.2025; trial court to verify contents in presence of parties and provide verification report to parties; impugned proceedings kept in abeyance for two months; liberty granted to file a fresh quashing petition with the trial court's verification report and the compromise; trial court may permit video-conferencing appearance of medically unwell applicant no. 2 if satisfied with supporting material; office to return original compromise to applicant's counsel retaining photocopy on record.