Amit Kumar Chaudhari Alias Amit Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. and Another
Criminal Procedure – Quashing of criminal proceeding on the basis of compromise/settlement
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 12); Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:13482; Application U/S 482 No. 656 of 2025; decided 5.3.2025 by Saurabh Lavania, J. Accused Amit Kumar Chaudhari sought quashing under Section 482 Cr.P.C./Section 528 BNSS of Criminal Case No. 95921/2022 (charge sheet dated 20.10.2020 under Sections 406 & 411 IPC; FIR No. 543/2020, P.S. Gazipur, District Lucknow) on the ground of an amicable out-of-court settlement evidenced by a compromise deed. The Court did not quash the proceedings itself; it held the fact of compromise is best verified by the Trial Court (Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (Custom), Lucknow), directed filing and verification of the compromise within fixed timelines, preserved liberty to renew the quashing application, and barred coercive action for eight weeks. No precedent case was named; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of finally with directions: (i) parties to appear and file the compromise before the concerned Court within four weeks; (ii) concerned Court to verify the compromise, prepare a report and make the original compromise deed part of the record; (iii) verification to conclude within two weeks from production of a copy of the order; (iv) parties permitted to obtain certified copies of the report and compromise deed; (v) applicant at liberty to approach this Court again for quashing; (vi) Office to provide the original compromise to the applicant's counsel retaining photocopy on record; (vii) no coercive action against the applicant for eight weeks.