Rishi Kumar and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Deptt. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal proceedings on compromise between parties; essentially matrimonial dispute; Sections 323, 504, 506 I.P.C.; complaint case no. 1877/2020; Criminal Revision No. 43/2021; Sessions Judge Hardoi; Judicial Magistrate 2nd Hardoi; P.S. Sandila, District Hardoi; certiorari and mandamus; verification of compromise by Senior Registrar (report dated 23.07.2025); judgments relied upon: Romgopal v. State of M.P., Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, Mohd. Ibrahim, Gold Quest International, B.S. Joshi, Jitendra Raghuvanshi, Madhavarao Scindia, Nikhil Merchant, Manoj Sharma, State of M.P. v. Laxmi Narayan, Narindra Singh, Manoj Kumar, Union Carbide, Manohar Lal Sharma, Supreme Court Bar Association; writ petition allowed; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; order dated 28.7.2025.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the judgment and order dated 23.03.2022 of the Sessions Judge, Hardoi in Criminal Revision No. 43/2021 and the order dated 18.02.2021 of the Judicial Magistrate 2nd, Hardoi summoning the petitioners for offences under Sections 323, 504, 506 IPC, together with proceedings in pursuance thereof, in terms of the compromise between the parties.