Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of criminal proceedings filed against applicants based on a compromise. Court observed that chances of conviction are bleak and no useful purpose would be served by continuing proceedings.
The entire criminal proceedings related to the applicants are quashed.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:18891
Court No. - 14
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3602 of 2017
Applicant :- Padarath Ram Saroj And Anr. Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr. Counsel for Applicant :- Rakesh Kumar Agarwal,Om Chandra Sahu,Saksham Agarwal
Counsel for Opposite Party :- Govt. Advocate,Dwijendra Mishra,Govind Prasad,Mehdi Abbas Rizvi,Pankaj Kumar,Siddhant Kumar,Sona Pandey
Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.
"(i) यह ककि न्ययाययालय शश्रीमयानन् अपर ममुख्य न्ययाकयकि दण्डयाधधिकियारश्री , किक्ष सस 0-32, लखनऊ किके न्ययाययालय मम कविचयारयाधिश्रीन फफौजदयारश्री वियाद ससख्यया -1781/16 ममुकिदमया अपरयाधि ससख्यया -137/2015, अन्तररत धियारया 498 ए /504/506 आई०पश्री०सश्री० वि 3/4 डश्री०पश्री० एक्ट , थयानया - इनन्दरया नरर , धजलया - लखनऊ , आररोप पत्र ससख्यया -31/16 किरो समयाप्त ककियके जयानके किया आदकेश पयाररत किरनके किकी किकपया किरम।
(ii) यह ककि उपररोक्त विकररत तथ्ययों एविस आधियारयों किरो दकेखतके हहए सम्मयाननश्रीय न्ययाययालय सके पयाथरनया हहै ककि न्ययाययालय शश्रीमयानन् अपर ममुख्य न्ययाकयकि दण्डयाधधिकियारश्री , किक्ष सस 0-32, लखनऊ मम कविचयारयाधिश्रीन शश्रीमयानन् अपर ममुख्य न्ययाकयकि दण्डयाधधिकियारश्री , किक्ष सस 0-32, लखनऊ किके न्ययाययालय मम कविचयारयाधिश्रीन फफौजदयारश्री वियाद ससख्यया -1781/16 ममुकिदमया अपरयाधि ससख्यया -137/2015, अन्तररत धियारया - 498 ए /504/506 आई०पश्री०सश्री० वि 3/4 डश्री०पश्री० एक्ट , आररोप पत्र ससख्यया -31/1 थयानया इनन्दरया नरर , धजलया - लखनऊ किकी कियायरवियाहश्री ममुकिदमम किके कविचयारयाधिश्रीन रहतके हहए अथविया अकग्रिम आदकेशयों तकि स्थकरत ककियया जयायके यया ययाकचकियाकितया र रयों किके जमयानत पयाथरनया - पत्र उसश्री कदन (same day) समुनवियाई किर कनस्तयाररत किर कदयया जयायके। "
She has been identified by his counsel Shri Dwijendra Mishra. Respondent no.2 has submitted that she has received the money from the applicant no.1 and now she has no grudge against the applicant(s) and she does not want to press the Case No.1781 of 2016, the proceedings of that case may be set aside.
Order Date :- 4.4.2025 Mohd. Sharif
Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD SHARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
2 issues framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings ought to be quashed in light of a compromise and bleak chances of conviction.
Whether Section 482 Cr.P.C. inherent powers can be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court.
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