Ram Surat Pal v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Ram Surat Pal v. State of U.P., APPLICATION U/S 482 No. 3171 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 14, Manish Kumar, J., Order Date 27.5.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:31804. Quashing under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with Section 528 BNSS, 2023 of Case Crime No. 365 of 2015 under Sections 323, 324, 506 and 307 IPC and summoning order dated 30.09.2015 (State of U.P. v. Ram Surat Pal, Additional District & Session Judge-IV, Sultanpur) on the basis of compromise dated 18.01.2025 verified by trial court on 07.05.2025; respondent no. 2 had no grievance; inherent power to prevent abuse of process and secure ends of justice; quashing of criminal proceedings on settlement between parties; chances of ultimate conviction extremely bleak; proceedings quashed qua applicant.
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. / Section 528 BNSS allowed; entire proceedings of Case Crime No. 365 of 2015 ('STATE OF U.P. VERSUS Ram Surat Pal', Sections 323, 324, 506 and 307 IPC) and the summoning order dated 30.09.2015 quashed as far as they relate to the applicant; Office/Registry directed to send a copy of the order to the court concerned through email/fax for compliance.