Harshvardhan Singh Chauhan and 3 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Post-settlement handling of an FIR-challenge writ petition where the court declines to quash the FIR itself and instead channels the parties' compromise through the police Supervisory Authority. Key terms: quashing FIR by compromise; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition 10115/2025; Sections 85, 115(2), 352 B.N.S.; Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; Police Station Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow; charge sheet dated 06.10.2025 pending before Assistant Commissioner of Police (Supervisory Authority); remit to Investigating Officer for report; respondent No.4 consent; compromise returned to counsel. Useful precedent-type instance of 'dispose with liberty to file compromise before Supervisory Authority' route in domestic-violence/dowry FIR matters.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to petitioners to file the compromise before the Supervisory Authority (Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gomti Nagar, District Lucknow) within one week, who shall consider it and remit the matter to the Investigating Officer for filing the report accordingly; original compromise returned to counsel after photocopying. The F.I.R. itself was not quashed by this court.