Badal Singh and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. U.P. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal proceedings on the basis of settlement/compromise; matrimonial dispute under Section 498-A IPC with Sections 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 D.P. Act; application u/s 528 BNSS described as under Section 482 Cr.P.C.; verification of compromise by trial court in presence of signatories before quashing; interim stay of proceedings for three months; liberty to file fresh quashing application after verification report and certified copies; Case Crime No.0132/2024; Case No.64272/2025 before A.C.J.M. 3rd, Court No. 27, Lucknow; State of U.P.; A.G.A. no objection; compromise deed dated 28.05.2025.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions: (i) trial Court, upon filing of the compromise, to issue notices to all signatories requiring personal presence and to verify the compromise, preparing a report and making the compromise part of the record; (ii) parties allowed to obtain certified copies of the report and compromise; (iii) applicants free to approach the High Court again for quashing after verification; (iv) further proceedings of Case No.64272/2025 stayed for three months so far as the present applicants are concerned; (v) trial Court to ensure presence of all charge-sheeted parties and send a report alongwith the verification order; (vi) applicants to produce the original compromise deed before the trial Court and Office to return any original compromise deed to the applicants within a week.