Pooja Dwivedi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 14 of 2026; Pooja Dwivedi v. State of U.P.; quashing of S. 138 NI Act complaint case (Complaint Case No. 57612/2025, PS Aminabad, Lucknow) and summoning order dated 14.10.2025; application not pressed; no manifest illegality or abuse of process; compounding of cheque dishonour offence per Damodar S. Prabhu v. Sayed Babalal H. (2010) 5 SCC 663; three weeks to appear; Magistrate to decide compounding within three months; no coercive steps for three months; disposed of by Brij Raj Singh, J. on 08.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Application not pressed on merits and disposed of in the above terms: liberty to the applicant to seek compounding before the Magistrate within three weeks in accordance with Damodar S. Prabhu, the Magistrate to decide within three months, and no coercive steps against the applicant for three months.