Mohd. Zafar @ Zafar Khan and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Application U/S 482 No. 1342 of 2026, decided 16.02.2026 by Brij Raj Singh, J.; applicants Mohd. Zafar @ Zafar Khan and another (counsel Qasim Abbas Zaidi) sought quashing of Complaint Case No. 92289 of 2022, Jahan Aara v. Aafaq Khan and another, Sections 323 and 506 IPC, P.S. Vikas Ngar, District Lucknow, and the summoning order dated 08.02.2023 of A.C.J.M.-IV, Lucknow; parties pleaded out-of-court settlement via compromise deed dated 03.01.2026; Court held compromise verification lies with the trial court, disposed of the application directing appearance on 26.02.2026, filing of compromise application, verification within six weeks with personal presence of signatories, report to the High Court, liberty to re-approach for quashing, stay of coercive action for three months, and return of the original compromise deed.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions: both parties to appear before the court concerned on 26.02.2026 and file their compromise application; on filing, the trial court to notify all signatories of the compromise for personal presence and verify the compromise within six weeks; a report making the compromise part of the record to be sent to this Court stating whether the compromise took place; parties permitted to obtain certified copies of the report and compromise; applicant at liberty to approach this Court again for quashing; no coercive action against the applicants for three months; Office directed to return the original compromise deed dated 03.01.2026 to the counsel for the applicants after retaining a photocopy on record.