Raj Pratap Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Another
Quashing – compromise between parties
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; APPLICATION U/S 482 No. 7182 of 2025; Raj Pratap Singh v. State of U.P.; Shree Prakash Singh, J.; quashing of summoning order dated 21/01/2023 and chargesheet no. 01/2019; Case Crime No. 160/2019; section 507 IPC; Police Station Bhiti; District Ambedkar Nagar; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; Section 528 BNSS 2023; compromise deed dated 11-08-2025; verification of compromise by trial court; notice to signatories; three-month stay; liberty to re-approach High Court; disposed of August 29, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C./Section 528 BNSS 2023 disposed of (not decided on merits) with directions to the court below: (i) on filing of the compromise, issue notices to all signatories requiring personal presence and verify the compromise, preparing a report and making the compromise part of the record; (ii) allow certified copies of the report and compromise, with liberty to the applicants to approach the High Court again for quashing if the compromise is verified; (iii) stay of proceedings arising out of Case Crime No. 160/2019 (S. 507 IPC, PS Bhiti, Ambedkar Nagar) for three months qua the present applicant; (iv) trial court to ensure presence of all parties against whom the chargesheet was filed and send a report with the verification order; and (v) Office to return the original compromise deed to counsel for the applicants within a week.