Ajeet Singh Pal v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Application to quash rape-related proceedings after the accused married the prosecutrix, who does not oppose. The High Court found the matter required consideration, granted time for counter affidavits, and stayed further trial proceedings until further orders.
What did the court decide?
Further proceedings in S.S.T. No. 269 of 2025 before Special Judge SC/ST Act, Auraiya stayed until further orders.
What the court decided
Court No. - 70
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 13574 of 2025
Applicant :- Ajeet Singh Pal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Alok Kumar Kushwaha,Ashutosh Kumar Saroj Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rajeev Misra,J.
Heard Mr. Alok Kumar Kushwaha, the learned counsel for applicant, the learned A.G.A. for State/opposite party-1 and Mr. Rohit Nandan Singh, Advocate, who has put in appearance on behalf of first informant/opposite party-2 by filing his vakalatnama, today in Court, which is taken on record.
Perused the record.
Applicant- Ajeet Singh Pal who is a charge sheeted accused and facing trial before Court below have approached this Court by means of present application under section 528 BNSS with the following prayer:
"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to allow the application and quash the entire proceedings of the case pending before the learned Special Judge, S.C./S.T. Act, Auraiya, as S.S.T. No. 269 of 2025, State of U.P. Vs. Ajeet Singh Pal and ors., arising out of Crime No. 150 of 2024, under Sections 376/504 506 IPC and Section 3 (1)Da, Dha, and Sec. 3(2) (V) of S.C./S.T. Act, Police Station Bidhuna, District Auraiya, in the light of the compromise application dated 25.3.2025 along with affidavit (Annexure No.7), to meet the ends of justice.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings under Sections 376/504/506 IPC and the SC/ST Act against the charge-sheeted accused should be quashed given his marriage to the prosecutrix and their cohabitation as husba
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Ajeet Singh Pal
- respondent
State of U.P.
- respondent
Anushka
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · April
- Registered
- Case no.
- NA528/13574/2025
All orders in this case
2 orders share this CNR
- Order 1 — this page · Avnish Saxena
- Order 2 · Avnish Saxena
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