Ashish Kumar @ Ashish Verma and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing application under Section 528 BNSS, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench (Rajeev Singh, J.), decided January 28, 2026; compromise between parties in dowry case under Sections 80(2) and 85 BNS and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act (Case Crime No. 63/2025, PS Kotwali Bikapur, District Ayodhya; ST No. 290/2025); verification of compromise left to trial court with notice to signatories; liberty to file fresh quashing application; one-month protection from coercive action; original compromise deed returned to counsel.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with a direction to the court concerned that if the compromise is filed before it, it shall issue notices to all signatories requiring personal presence and verify the compromise; if verified, a report shall be prepared and the compromise made part of the record; parties to be allowed certified copies of the report and compromise; applicants at liberty to approach this Court again for quashing; no coercive action against the applicant for one month; original compromise deed to be returned to counsel for the applicant after taking photocopy.