Rakesh Shukla and Another Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2025)

Rakesh Shukla and Another Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No. 88 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No. 025 of 2021, under Sections 406, 506 IPC, Police Station Dhaurahra, District Lakhimpur Kheri.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire criminal proceedings in Criminal Case No. 88 of 2022 (arising out of Case Crime No. 025 of 2021, under Sections 406, 506 IPC, P.S. Dhaurahra, District Lakhimpur Kheri) should be quashed in exercise of the inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. in view of the amicable settlement between the parties.

Court's answer

Since the parties have mutually settled the dispute through mediation and do not want to pursue the case further, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter.

Ratio / Principle

Inherent power can be exercised to speed up the process of ending criminal proceedings where a settlement has been arrived at between the parties (following the Apex Court decisions in Gian Singh, B.S. Joshi and Narinder Singh).

Key takeaways

The application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed.ratio¶16
The entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No. 88 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No. 025 of 2021, under Sections 406, 506 IPC, Police Station Dhaurahra, District Lakhimpur Kheri, are quashed.ratio¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of criminal proceedings — matrimonial dispute between the parties amicably settled before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of the Court, with agreement to withdraw pending cases — inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. exercised, reliance placed on Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012 AIR SCW 5333), B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana ((2003) 3 SCC 675) and Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab ((2014) 6 SCC 466) — no useful purpose in continuing prosecution — entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No. 88 of 2022 (Case Crime No. 025 of 2021, Sections 406, 506 IPC, P.S. Dhaurahra, District Lakhimpur Kheri) quashed; application allowed.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6251 of 2025

Rakesh Shukla And Another

.....Applicant(s)

	Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Another	Home Lko. And		.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Alok Pandey, Kumar Sonker	Amit	Pandey, Ankit
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A., Siddhartha Awasthi	Kuma	r, Vivek Kumar

Court No. - 14

HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State of U.P., learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and perused the record.

2. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No.88 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No.025 of 2021, under Sections 406, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Dhaurahra, District - Lakhimpur Kheri.

3. It has been contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the dispute between the parties is matrimonial in nature. This court vide order dated 4.8.2025 had referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court where settlement agreement had arrived on 10.10.2025 between the parties, it is on record. The parties have amicably settled their dispute and further agreed to withdraw the cases going on between them. The said fact has been mentioned in para 6 of the settlement agreement dated 10.10.2025.

4. Hon'ble Apex Court in catena of decisions has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice as has been held in Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab, 2012 AIR SCW 5333, B.S. Joshi and others Vs State of Haryana, (2003) 3 SCC 675 and

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Narinder Singh Vs State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466 . Hence, inherent power can be exercised to speed up the process of ending the criminal proceedings where the settlement is arrived at between the parties.

5. In view of the aforesaid and the fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further, the matter has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the mediation, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the settlement agreement arrived at between the parties on 22.04.2019 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court, the present application is allowed and the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No.88 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No.025 of 2021, under Sections 406, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Dhaurahra, District - Lakhimpur Kheri is hereby quashed .

(Rajeev Singh,J.)

November 20, 2025

GauraV/-

Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench