Dheeraj Agarwal v. State of U.P. Thru. Home Secy. Annexe Bhawan Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing refused; Section 138 NI Act cheque dishonour complaint and summoning order dated 26.04.2023 upheld to trial; compounding liberty per Damodar S. Prabhu vs. Sayed Babalal H., (2010) 5 SCC 663; Magistrate to decide compounding application within three months; no coercive steps for three months; applicant not pressing on merits; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Brij Raj Singh, J.; decided February 13, 2026; Application U/S 482 No. 1303 of 2026; Dheeraj Agarwal v. State of U.P.; Complaint Case No. 42646 of 2020 (P.S. Kaiserbagh, Lucknow).
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of: liberty to appear before the Magistrate within three weeks and seek compounding in accordance with Damodar S. Prabhu v. Sayed Babalal H.; Magistrate to dispose of any compounding application within three months after hearing all parties; failing compounding, trial to proceed with all defences open; no coercive steps against the applicants for three months.