Virendra Kumar Verma and 3 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. the Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Praveen Kumar Giri, J.; decided June 3, 2026; Application U/S 482 No. 4765 of 2026; Virendra Kumar Verma and 3 others v. State of U.P. and 2 others; quashing of Sessions Trial No. 110/2022 (State v. Virendra Verma), charge-sheet No. 01 of 2021 dated 13/07/2021, Case Crime No. 202/2021, P.S. Purakalandar, District Ayodhya, Sections 323, 308, 452, 504, 506 IPC; summoning/cognizance order dated 25.08.2021; compromise deed dated 18.05.2026; verification of compromise by trial court; notice to signatories; three-month stay of proceedings; liberty to re-apply for quashing; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of (not decided on merits) with directions to the court below: if the compromise is filed, issue notices to all signatories for personal presence and verify the compromise, prepare a report and make the compromise part of the record; trial court to examine whether all charge-sheeted persons are parties to the compromise and send a report with the verification order; proceedings of Sessions Trial No. 110/2022 stayed for three months qua the applicants; liberty reserved to the applicants to approach this Court again for quashing after verification; Office to return the original compromise deed to applicants' counsel after photocopy.