Dr. Priti Singhal @ Priti Jindal and 2 Ors. v. State of U.P. and Another
Criminal Procedure – Inherent power
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Sanjiv Kumar, J.), Application U/S 482 No. - 29845 of 2013, decided February 23, 2026: Section 482 Cr.P.C. application allowed on the basis of a Trial Court-verified compromise between applicant No. 2 and opposite party No. 2 (Muzeeb Khan); entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.3218 of 2012 under Section 420 IPC, P.S. Amroha Nagar, District Amroha (J.P. Nagar), and summoning order dated 28.01.2013 quashed; relied on Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012 AIR SCW 5333), B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana ((2003) 3 SCC 675) and Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab ((2014) 6 SCC 466).
What did the court decide?
Entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.3218 of 2012 (Muzeeb Khan vs. Dr. Gaurav Agarwal and Others) under Section 420 IPC, Police Station Amroha Nagar, District Amroha (J.P. Nagar), and the summoning order dated 28.01.2013, quashed.