The Court quashed criminal proceedings against the applicants pending before the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ayodhya, after finding a verified compromise between the parties and noting that the chances of conviction were extremely bleak.
Quashed the entire proceedings related to the applicants.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:29861
Court No. - 14
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4192 of 2025
Applicant :- Jitendra Kumar And 5 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shobh Nath Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.
" this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire proceeding in terms of compromise dated 07.12.2024 in Case No. 382A/2009. S.T. No. 242/2012, 'State Vs Bhagwati Deen & others'. under sections 147, 323, 504, 506, 336, I.P.C. Police Station - Tarun, District - Faizabad/Ayodhya, pending before the Learned Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ayodhya/Faizabad, in S.T. No. 242/2012, 'State Vs Bhagwati Deen & others'."
Order Date :- 20.5.2025
S. Kumar
Digitally signed by :- SANTOSH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings pending against the applicants can be quashed in light of a verified compromise and the nature of the offences?
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Jitendra Kumar And 5 Others
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