Sangam Kumar Verma and 7 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 482 petition for quashing on basis of compromise; case crime No. 600 of 2022; Sections 420, 409, 411, 34 IPC; P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki; verification of compromise by trial court; notices to signatories; personal presence; report by trial court; liberty to approach High Court again for quashing; two months' protection from coercive action; return of original compromise deed; Sangam Kumar Verma v. State of U.P.; Manish Mathur, J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; decided May 21, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with direction to the trial court to issue notices to all signatories of the compromise, require their personal presence, verify the compromise if filed, prepare a report and make the compromise part of the record; liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court again for quashing if the compromise is verified; no coercive action against the petitioners for two months; original compromise deed to be returned to counsel after photocopying.