Qayyoom Khan and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, J.), Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 15130 of 2025, decided 1.5.2025: quashing of charge sheet dated 12.01.2021 and cognizance order dated 05.04.2021 in Case No. 92545 of 2021 / Case Crime No. 286 of 2020 (Sections 498A, 323 IPC; Section 4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019; P.S. Juhi, Kanpur Nagar) deferred pending verification of matrimonial compromise dated 20.1.2025; interim protection from coercive action for two months or till verification; liberty to move fresh Section 528 BNSS application with verified compromise; no precedent cited; final quashing left open.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions: (i) court below to verify the compromise dated 20.1.2025 after summoning the parties within two months and thereafter dispose of the impugned proceeding in accordance with law; (ii) no coercive action against the applicants for two months or till verification of the compromise, whichever is earlier; (iii) liberty to file a fresh application under Section 528 BNSS on the basis of the verified copy of the compromise, if need arises. The final quashing question was left open pending verification of the compromise.