Hajrat Ali v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing/inherent-power application under Section 528 BNSS/482 CrPC, Allahabad High Court, decided 18 March 2026 (Avnish Saxena, J.); interfaith marriage between accused-applicant Hajrat Ali and POCSO victim; informant-father's compromise admitted; compromise verification delegated to trial court with thirty-day filing window and signatory/appearance condition; sixty-day abeyance of Sessions Trial No. 265 of 2022 (Case Crime No. 154 of 2021; Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC; Section 3/4 POCSO Act; P.S. Madihan, District Mirzapur); conditional quashing via subsequent joint application under inherent powers; precedents relied on: Mafat Lal and another v. The State of Rajasthan (2022) 6 SCC 589; K. Dhandapani v. State by the Inspector of Police (2022 SCC Online SC 1056).
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 528 BNSS/482 CrPC disposed of with directions: parties to appear before the trial court and file the compromise within thirty days for verification; proceedings of Sessions Trial No. 265 of 2022 kept in abeyance for sixty days if the compromise is filed and verified within the stipulated period, failing which the trial continues; thereafter the parties to file a joint application invoking the Court's inherent power to quash the criminal proceedings.