Sanjeev and 8 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal proceedings on the basis of a verified compromise/settlement between parties; Section 482 Cr.P.C. application allowed; offences under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506 IPC (unlawful assembly/rioting, battery/assault, criminal intimidation, threat); neighbour dispute with simple injuries; trial-court verification of parties and compromise before quashing; reliance on Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303, Narinder Singh (2014) Supreme Today 642, B.S. Joshi (2003) 4 SCC 675, Nikhil Merchant (2008) 9 SCC 677, Parbatbhai Aahir (2017) 9 SCC 641, Krishnappa 2021 Supreme (SC) 529; Case Crime No. 386 of 2023, Case No. 41919 of 2023, Police Station Katghar, District Moradabad; Allahabad High Court, Deepak Verma J., order date 15.5.2025.
What did the court decide?
The application under Section 482 CrPC was allowed and the charge sheet dated 03.09.2023, the cognizance order dated 27.10.2023 and the entire proceedings of Case No. 41919 of 2023 (State v. Sanjeev and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 386 of 2023 under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station Katghar, District Moradabad, were quashed.