Amit Chaudhary and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court; Application U/S 482 No. 33888 of 2024 (decided 14.7.2025); Amit Chaudhary and 3 others v. State of U.P. and another; quashing of summoning/cognizance order dated 05.06.2020 and entire proceedings of Case No.712 of 2020 (State vs. Rakesh & others) arising out of Case Crime No.198 of 2018 under sections 420, 406, 386 I.P.C., P.S. Gandhi Park, District Aligarh, before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aligarh; quashing founded on out-of-court compromise dated 22.08.2024 verified by trial court on 08.01.2025; opposite party no.2 unwilling to prosecute; compromise permissible even in cognizable/non-compoundable offences; relied on Narindra Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, Parbatbhai Aahir (2017) 9 SCC 641, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303, Laxmi Narayanan (2019) 5 SCC 688; referred Shaifullah [2013 (83) ACC 278].
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the impugned criminal proceedings in Case No.712 of 2020 (State vs. Rakesh & others) arising out of Case Crime No.198 of 2018, including the summoning/cognizance order dated 05.06.2020; the Section 482 Cr.P.C. application is allowed.