Zafar Ahmed Khan and 3 Others Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

Zafar Ahmed Khan and 3 Others Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of the entire criminal proceeding of Case No.57233 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No.0287 of 2021 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 354 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act and Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage), Police Station Gudamba, District - Lucknow; Office directed to communicate this order to the court below forthwith.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire criminal proceeding of Case No.57233 of 2022 (arising out of Case Crime No.0287 of 2021) should be quashed in exercise of inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties.

Court's answer

Inherent power can be exercised to speed up the process of ending the criminal proceedings where the settlement is arrived at between the parties.

Ratio / Principle

Where the matter is purely of a personal nature and has been mutually settled between the parties by way of compromise, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of criminal proceedings on compromise — Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the entire criminal proceeding of Case No.57233 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No.0287 of 2021 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 354 I.P.C., Section 3/4 D.P. Act and Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage), P.S. Gudamba, District Lucknow — Parties entered into a compromise, duly verified by the court below vide report dated 7.10.2025, and the A.G.A. conceded the compromise — Matter held to be purely of personal nature, mutually settled between the parties — Relying on Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab, 2012 AIR SCW 5333, B.S. Joshi and others Vs State of Haryana, (2003) 3 SCC 675 and Narinder Singh Vs State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466, the Court held that inherent power can be exercised to do real and substantial justice and to end criminal proceedings where settlement is arrived at between the parties, and that no useful purpose would be served in proceeding further — Application allowed; entire criminal proceeding quashed (Rajeev Singh, J., November 3, 2025).

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9218 of 2025

Zafar Ahmed Khan And 3 Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vivek Kumar Rai, Ajai Kumar, Sachin Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 14

HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.

1. Heard, learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. and perused the record.

2. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the entire criminal proceeding of Case No.57233 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No.0287 of 2021 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 354 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act and Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage), Police Station Gudamba, District - Lucknow.

3. Learned counsel for the applicants as well as opposite party No.2 jointly submitted that vide order dated 16.9.2025 a direction was given to the court below to verify the factum of compromise executed by the parties. In pursuance of the aforesaid order, the learned court below verify the contents of compromise and it was duly verified.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 jointly submitted that the parties have entered into compromise, which has duly been verified by the court below vide report dated 7.10.2025.

5. Learned A.G.A. has fairly conceded that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by

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the court below.

6. 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 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.

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

8. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed and entire criminal proceeding of Case No.57233 of 2022 arising out of Case Crime No.0287 of 2021 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 354 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act and Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage), Police Station Gudamba, District - Lucknow, is hereby quashed .

9. Office is directed to communicate this order to the court below, forthwith.

(Rajeev Singh,J.)

November 3, 2025

GauraV/-

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