Shree Krishana v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad HC (Lucknow Bench) 12.06.2026, Praveen Kumar Giri J.; Application U/S 482 No. 4761 of 2026 allowed; entire proceedings of S.T. 57/2015 / Crime 759/2014 (SS 363, 366, 368, 376, 323, 504 IPC; SS 3/4 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act), PS Harchandpur, Raebareli, quashed on compromise verified by CJM Raebareli (report 05.05.2026); accused had married the victim, two children born; victim-opponent declined to pursue case; SC cases relied: B.S. Joshi (2003) 4 SCC 675, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303, Shambhu Kewat (2014) 4 SCC 149, M.P. v. Deepak (2014) 10 SCC 285, M.P. v. Manish (2015) 8 SCC 307, J. Ramesh Kamath (2016) 12 SCC 179, Rajveer Singh (2016) 12 SCC 471, Parbatbhai Ahir (2017) 9 SCC 641; trial court directed not to proceed.
What did the court decide?
Entire criminal proceedings of S.T. No. 57/2015, Crime No. 759/2014 (Sections 363, 366, 368, 376, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act), Police Station Harchandpur, District Raebareli, quashed; concerned Court directed not to proceed with the case.