Shiv Kumar Pal v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 482 application (No. 8239 of 2025) by Shiv Kumar Pal, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Saurabh Lavania, J., decided September 24, 2025. Sought quashing of entire proceedings of complaint case no. 3114/2018 (Smt. Triveni Pal Versus Shiv Kumar Pal) under sections 323, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Jankipuram, Lucknow, and the summoning order dated 29.06.2019 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Room No. 29, Lucknow, based on an out-of-court compromise between the parties (deed annexed as Annexure No. 5). Court held verification of compromise lies with the trial court in presence of the parties; disposed of the application directing filing and trial-court verification of the compromise with a report within two weeks, reserved liberty to renew the quashing prayer, and ordered no coercive action for eight weeks.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of finally with directions: parties to appear and file the compromise before the concerned court within four weeks; concerned court to verify the compromise, prepare a report and make the original compromise deed part of the record; verification to conclude within two weeks from production of a copy of the order; parties permitted to obtain certified copies of the report and compromise deed; Office to hand over the original compromise to the applicant's counsel retaining a photocopy; liberty reserved to the applicant to approach the Court again for quashing; and no coercive action against the applicant(s) for eight weeks.