Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, single judge (Praveen Kumar Giri, J.), Application U/S 482 No. 6297 of 2021, decided 17 March 2026. Quashing of complaint case and summoning order on basis of amicable settlement/compromise verified by trial court. Complaint Case No.3813 of 2020 (Smt. Sweta/Shweta Singh vs. Abhishek Singh and others), Sections 354A, 323, 406 IPC, P.S. Naini, District Allahabad; operative quash under sections 323, 406 IPC including summoning order dated 13.01.2021 of A.C.J.M. Court No.2, Allahabad. Relies on Supreme Court compromise-quashing line: 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; M.P. v. Rajveer Singh (2016) 12 SCC 471; Parbatbhai Ahir (2017) 9 SCC 641. Connected to Application U/S 528 BNSS No.6503 of 2025.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.3813 of 2020 (Smt. Shweta Singh vs. Abhishek Singh and others) under sections 323, 406 IPC, Police Station-Naini, District-Allahabad, including the summoning order dated 13.01.2021, pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.2, Allahabad.