Abhimanyu Shukla vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Abhimanyu Shukla vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application disposed of with directions: on filing of the compromise before the court concerned, notices to all signatories requiring personal presence and verification of the compromise, preparation of a report made part of the record; certified copies obtainable and liberty to the applicant to approach this Court again for quashing after verification; interim stay for three months of the proceedings pursuant to the charge sheet dated 01.10.2022 (Case Crime No. 723 of 2022) so far as the applicant is concerned; trial court to examine whether all charge-sheet accused are party to the compromise and send a report with the verification order; office to return the original compromise deed after photocopying.

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge sheet dated 01.10.2022 arising out of Case Crime No. 723 of 2022 U/S 3406, 506 I.P.C, P.S. Chinhat, District Lucknow, and the entire proceedings of Case no. 723 of 2022 'State Vs Imran' pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-V, Lucknow, can be quashed in light of the compromise dated 29.01.2026 between the parties. +1 more

Court's answer

For a period of three months, the proceedings initiated in pursuance of the charge sheet dated 01.10.2022 arising out of Case Crime No. 723 of 2022 U/S 3406, 506 I.P.C, P.S. Chinhat, District Lucknow, as well as the entire proceedings of Case no. 723 of 2022 'State Vs Imran' pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-V, Lucknow, shall remain stayed so far as the applicant is concerned.

Ratio / Principle

Whether the parties have, in fact, compromised the matter or not can best be ascertained by the court below, as such compromise has to be duly verified in presence of the parties concerned before the Court.

Key takeaways

If any such compromise is filed before the court concerned, it shall issue notices to all the signatories to the compromise requiring their personal presence and, thereafter, proceed to verify the compromise.ratio¶20
If the aforesaid compromise is verified, a report to that effect shall be prepared by the court and the compromise will be made part of the record.ratio¶20
In that scenario the court will allow the parties to obtain certified copy of the report as well as the compromise, and it will be open to the applicant to approach this Court again for quashing of the proceedings.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH — Application U/S 482 No. 4497 of 2026 — Abhimanyu Shukla v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others — Court No. 13 — decided June 12, 2026 — Praveen Kumar Giri, J. The applicant sought quashing of the charge sheet dated 01.10.2022 arising out of Case Crime No. 723 of 2022 U/S '3406, 506 I.P.C', P.S. Chinhat, District Lucknow, and of the entire proceedings of Case no. 723 of 2022 'State Vs Imran' pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-V, Lucknow, on the strength of a compromise deed dated 29.01.2026 (annexure no.4); counsel for the opposite parties supported the compromise and the learned A.G.A. had no objection. The Court held that whether the parties have in fact compromised can best be ascertained by the court below, where the compromise must be duly verified in presence of the parties concerned. The application was disposed of with directions: (i) on filing of the compromise, notices to all signatories requiring personal presence and verification thereof; (ii) if verified, a report to be prepared and the compromise made part of the record; (iii) parties to be allowed certified copies, and the applicant free to approach this Court again for quashing; (iv) three-month stay of the said proceedings so far as the applicant is concerned; (v) trial court to examine whether all parties against whom the charge-sheet was filed are party to the compromise and send a report with the verification order; (vi) office to return the original compromise deed to counsel after photocopying. No precedent case was cited or relied upon.