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Mohd. Musha @ Musa v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. and Another

Allahabad HC19 May 2026A482/4202/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing of criminal proceedings on basis of compromise/settlement between parties; Application U/S 482; Sections 420, 419, 467, 468, 471, 120B of IPC; FIR No. 0111 of 2021, P.S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow; Case No. 18770 of 2022 before ACJM Five, Court No. 29, Lucknow; compromise dated 15.04.2026 verified 04.05.2026; verification report by trial Court; reliance on B.S. Joshi, Nikhil Merchant, Manoj Sharma, Gian Singh, Narindra Singh; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Shree Prakash Singh, J.

What did the court decide?

Application allowed; entire criminal proceedings of Case No. 18770 of 2022 arising from FIR No. 0111 of 2021 quashed; the compromise made part of the order. ¶23

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What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application allowed; entire criminal proceedings of Case No. 18770 of 2022 arising from FIR No. 0111 of 2021 quashed; the compromise made part of the order.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the entire criminal proceedings in Case No. 18770 of 2022 (State of U.P. vs. Mohd Siraj and others), arising from FIR No. 0111 of 2021 under Sections 420, 419, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC, P.S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow, may be quashed in light of the compromise dated 15.04.2026 between the parties.

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Court's answer

The Court found that a compromise was entered into between the parties on 15.04.2026 and was verified on 04.05.2026, and that as per the statement of counsel for the parties they do not want to press the criminal case.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the applicants and opposite parties have entered into compromise and no grievance remains to be agitated, further criminal proceedings in the aforementioned criminal case are liable to be set aside in view of the judgments of the Apex Court in B.S. Joshi, Nikhil Merchant, Manoj Sharma, Gian Singh and Narindra Singh.

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Key takeaways

The entire criminal proceedings of Case No. 18770 of 2022, State of U.P. vs. Mohd Siraj and others, pending before ACJM Five, Court No. 29, Lucknow, arising from FIR No. 0111 of 2021 under Sections 420, 419, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC, P.S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow, are hereby quashed; the compromise shall form part of the order.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh, J. — Application U/S 482 No. 4202 of 2026, decided 19 May 2026: entire criminal proceedings in Case No. 18770 of 2022 (State of U.P. vs. Mohd Siraj and others), pending before ACJM Five, Court No. 29, Lucknow, arising from First Information Report No. 0111 of 2021 under Sections 420, 419, 467, 468, 471, 120B of IPC, P.S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow, quashed in light of the compromise dated 15.04.2026, verified on 04.05.2026, with reliance placed on the Apex Court judgments in B.S. Joshi (2003) 4 SCC 675, Nikhil Merchant (2008) 9 SCC 677, Manoj Sharma (2008) 16 SCC 1, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narindra Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466; the compromise was made part of the order and the application was allowed.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4202 of 2026

Mohd. Musha @ Musa

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)

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Counsel for Applicant(s) : Syed Imam Ali Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

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Court No. - 16

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HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.

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Vakalatnama filed by Adil Abbas, Advocate, on behalf of opposite party no.2 is taken on record.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and perused the record.

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By means of the instant application, the applicants have prayed to quash the entire proceeding of criminal proceedings of Case No. 18770 of 2022, State of U.P. vs. Mohd Siraj and others, pending in the Ld. Court of ACJM Five, Court No.29, Lucknow arises from First Information Report No. 0111 of 2021 U/s 420, 419, 467,468, 471, 120B of IPC, P. S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow, in the light of compromise dated 15.04.2026.

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The learned counsel for the applicants submits that due to certain misunderstanding, the instant FIR was lodged against the applicants and thereafter the parties sat together and has amicably settled their dispute which has been reduced in writing on 15.04.2026. He added that thereafter the applicants filed the instant application for direction to the trial Court to verify the compromise deed and in compliance of the order dated 27.04.026, the verification was done and report has been submitted to this Court. He submits that further criminal proceeding in the instant matter would amount to harassment and thus the impugned criminal

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proceeding may be quashed.

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Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 has also supported the contention of the learned counsel for the applicants and submits that parties have amicable settled their dispute and the opposite party no. 2 has no grievance, hence, criminal proceedings against the applicants may be dropped.

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Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the contention aforesaid.

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Considering the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I find that compromise has been entered into between the parties on 15.04.2026 and said compromise has been verified on 04.05.2026 and, now, as per the statement of learned counsel for the parties, they do not want to press the aforementioned criminal case.

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In view of the above, as the applicants and opposite parties have entered into compromise and no grievance remains to be agitated and as such, further criminal proceedings in the aforementioned criminal case are liable to be set aside in view of the Judgements of the Apex Court rendered in B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another (2003)4 SCC 675; Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation[2008)9 SCC 677]; Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303; and Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab ( 2014) 6 SCC 466

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Accordingly, criminal proceedings with regard to entire proceeding of criminal proceedings of Case No. 18770 of 2022, State of U.P. vs. Mohd Siraj and others, pending in the Ld. Court of ACJM Five, Court No.29, Lucknow arises from First Information Report No. 0111 of 2021 U/s 420, 419, 467,468, 471, 120B of IPC, P. S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow are hereby quashed.

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