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Sandeep Chauhan and Another v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC19 Aug 2025A482/42079/2024

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Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing on compromise; mediation settlement and withdrawal of cases; charge sheet dated 27.04.2024; Case No. 16030 of 2024; Case Crime No. 507 of 2023; Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC; P.S. Medical College, District Meerut; Chief Judicial Magistrate Meerut; civil dispute; no adverse impact on society; no criminal antecedents; counter affidavit of opposite party no.2; State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan, AIR 2019 SC 1296; applicant Sandeep Chauhan; Jitendra Kumar Sinha; decided 20.8.2025.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of the impugned chargesheets/cognizance-summoning order and the entire proceedings of Case Crime No.507 of 2023, under Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Medical College, District Meerut, pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut, against the applicants. ¶10

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Issue for consideration

Whether the entire proceedings of Case No. 16030 of 2024 (arising out of Case Crime No. 507 of 2023, Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Medical College, Meerut, before the CJM, Meerut), including the charge sheet dated 27.04.2024, may be quashed on the basis of the compromise arrived at between the parties.

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Court's answer

It is well settled that in appropriate cases criminal proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise between the parties; the court applies this settled position to the present matter.

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Ratio / Principle

As the dispute between the parties is civil in nature, the parties have settled and compromised all disputes, quashing would have no adverse impact on society, nothing indicates criminal antecedents, and opposite party no.2's counter affidavit seeks quashing, the court — considering the law laid down in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan — quashed the impugned chargesheets/cognizance-summoning order and entire proceedings of Case Crime No. 507 of 2023 against the applicants.

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Allahabad High Court (Jitendra Kumar Sinha, J.; Order Date 20.8.2025) allowed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (Application U/S 482 No. 42079 of 2024) by Sandeep Chauhan and another and quashed the charge sheet dated 27.04.2024, the cognizance-summoning order and the entire proceedings of Case No. 16030 of 2024 arising out of Case Crime No. 507 of 2023 under Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Medical College, District Meerut, pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut. Quashing rested on the mediation-compromise between the parties, the civil nature of the dispute, absence of criminal antecedents and opposite party no.2's counter affidavit consenting to quashing, considering the law laid down in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others, AIR 2019 SC 1296.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:142308

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Court No. - 89

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 42079 of 2024 Applicant :- Sandeep Chauhan And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anil Mullick Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.

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Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the applicants is taken on record.

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Heard Shri Anil Mullick, learned counsel for the applicants and Shri S.D.Shukla, learned AGA for the State.

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This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred for quashing of the entire proceedings, including charge sheet dated 27.04.2024 as well as entire proceedings of Case No. 16030 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.507 of 2023, under Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Medical College, District Meerut, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

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It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that the dispute between the parties is civil dispute and during mediation, both the parties have amicably settled all the disputes and they have agreed for withdrawal of all cases, including present case, pending between the parties. All the conditions of mediation have been complied with. It was submitted that the complainant does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. It was stated that in view of these facts and circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned proceedings pending and thus, the impugned proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

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Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 has concurred with the arguments of learned counsel for the applicants and submitted that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the complainant/ opposite party no.2 does not want to proceed with the case pending before the trial court and the impugned proceedings may be quashed.

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Learned counsel for the opposite party nos.2 to 7 and A.G.A.

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have no objection if parties compromise the matter.

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I have considered the submissions and perused the record.

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It is well settled that in appropriate cases criminal proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise. In the instant case, matter relates to civil dispute and it was submitted that both the parties have settled all the disputes and compromised the matter. The dispute between the parties is civil in nature and it was submitted on behalf of both the parties that impugned proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise between the parties. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. There is nothing to indicate that parties have any criminal antecedents. The counter affidavit of opposite party no.2 is also on record, wherein it has been stated that the impugned proceedings may be quashed. Considering the law laid down in the case of State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others, AIR 2019 SC 1296 and the facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed.

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In view of the aforesaid, the impugned chargesheets/cognizance-summoning order and entire proceedings of Case Crime No.507 of 2023, under Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Medical College, District Meerut, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut, against the applicants, are hereby quashed.

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The application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed.

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Order Date :- 20.8.2025 RKM

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Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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