Rajeev and Another Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Rajeev and Another Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of the entire proceedings as well as the charge sheet in Criminal Case No. 20258 of 2024 (State vs. Rajeev and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 70 of 2024, under Sections 323, 324, 325, 307, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Titavi, District Muzaffar Nagar.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire criminal proceedings pursuant to the charge sheet in Criminal Case No. 20258 of 2024 (State vs. Rajeev and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 70 of 2024 under Sections 323, 324, 325, 307, 504, 506 I.P.C., should be quashed in view of the settlement/compromise arrived at between the parties and verified by the court concerned.

Court's answer

On perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court on quashing cases where parties have settled their grievances, the present case was found fit for exercise of this Court's powers to quash the entire proceedings and the charge sheet as prayed for.

Ratio / Principle

The entire proceedings as well as the charge sheet of the aforesaid case were quashed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Tej Pratap Tiwari, J.) — Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 10885 of 2025, decided October 29, 2025. Applicants sought quashing of the entire proceedings pursuant to charge sheet in Criminal Case No. 20258 of 2024 (State vs. Rajeev and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 70 of 2024, under Sections 323, 324, 325, 307, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Titavi, District Muzaffar Nagar, pending before A.C.J.M.-IV. Pursuant to a co-ordinate Bench direction dated 05.05.2025, the compromise deed was verified by the court concerned vide order dated 22.09.2025 and was not disputed by opposite party no. 2. Relying on Apex Court precedents on quashing criminal matters upon settlement between parties — B.S. Joshi (2003)4 SCC 675; Nikhil Merchant (2008) 9 SCC 677; Manoj Sharma (2008) 16 SCC 1; Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303; Shaifullah 2013 (83) ACC 278; Parbatbhai Ahir (2017) 9 SCC 64 — the Court held the case fit for quashing, allowed the application, and quashed the entire proceedings and the charge sheet.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 10885 of 2025

Rajeev And Another

.....Applicant(s)

Versus
State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Kumar Jagdish
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Paritosh Sukla, G.A.

Court No. - 82

HON'BLE TEJ PRATAP TIWARI, J.

Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the applicants is taken on record.

Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2, learned counsel for the State and perused the records.

The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants with a prayer to quash the entire proceedings in pursuance of charge sheet in Criminal Case No. 20258 of 2024 (State vs. Rajeev and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 70 of 2024, under Sections 323, 324, 325, 307, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Titavi, District Muzaffar Nagar, pending in the Court of A.C.J.M.-IV, Muzafffar Nagar.

Learned counsel for the applicants states that an order was passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 05.05.2025, directing the applicants to file the compromise deed before the court concerned which was to be verified by the court concerned. In pursuance of the said order, the court concerned vide order dated 22.09.2025 verified the said compromise. Copy of the same has been annexed at page no. 22 of the supplementary affidavit which is on record. The same is not disputed by learned counsel for the opposite party no.2.

The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of (1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4 SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation :

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(2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5) Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC 278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 64 1 has held that the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can be quashed.

From perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the entire proceedings as well as charge sheet as prayed for by the applicants.

The present application is allowed .

The entire proceedings as well as charge sheet of the aforesaid case are hereby quashed.

(Tej Pratap Tiwari,J.)

October 29, 2025

Manoj

Digitally signed by :- MANOJ KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad