Ramesh and 2 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2026)

Ramesh and 2 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application allowed; Crl. Case No.196 of 2016 (State Vs. Ramesh and Ors.) arising out of Case Crime No.498 of 2015, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 I.P.C., Police Station Tappal, District Aligarh, pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Aligarh, quashed in terms of the settlement agreement dated 26.09.2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether the criminal case (Crl. Case No.196 of 2016, State Vs. Ramesh and Ors., arising out of Case Crime No.498 of 2015 under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 IPC, P.S. Tappal, District Aligarh) should be quashed in terms of the compromise/settlement arrived at between the parties.

Court's answer

Since the parties entered into a settlement agreement dated 26.9.2025 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of the Court, nothing rests in the matter to continue.

Ratio / Principle

Applying the settled law of the Apex Court that cases in which parties have settled their grievances can be quashed, this was a fit case to exercise the power to quash the criminal case, and the application was allowed with the criminal case quashed in terms of the settlement agreement.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of criminal proceedings on the basis of settlement between parties — Application under Section 528 BNSS allowed — By order dated 12.12.2025 the matter had been referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of the High Court, Allahabad, where the parties settled the entire dispute by settlement-agreement dated 26.09.2025 and agreed to withdraw the cases between them — Holding that nothing rested in the matter to continue, and following the Apex Court in B.S. Joshi, Nikhil Merchant, Manoj Sharma, Gian Singh, Shaifullah and Parbatbhai Ahir that cases in which parties have settled their grievances can be quashed, the Court quashed Crl. Case No.196 of 2016 (State Vs. Ramesh and Ors.) arising out of Case Crime No.498 of 2015, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 IPC, Police Station Tappal, District Aligarh, pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Aligarh, in terms of the settlement agreement.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 42184 of 2025

Ramesh And 2 Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus
State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shiv Sharan Tripathi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 79

HON'BLE CHAWAN PRAKASH, J.

Supplementary affidavit filed today, is taken on record.

Heard Sri Shiv Sharan Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

The present application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed for quashing the Crl. Case No.196 of 2016 (State Vs. Ramesh and Ors.) arising out of Case Crime No.498 of 2015, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 I.P.C., Police Station Tappal, District Aligarh pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Aligarh in terms of compromise.

This Court vide order dated 12.12.2025 passed in Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 20764 of 2025 had referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court in order to enable the parties to reach an amicable settlement. Pursuant to the said order parties appeared before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad and entire dispute and differences have been settled and a settlement-agreement dated 26.09.2025 has been drawn. A copy of the same has been annexed as Annexure No.8 to this application. Perusal of the settlement/agreement arrived at between the parties reveals that the parties have amicably settled their dispute and further agreed to withdraw the cases between them.

In view of that, this Court finds that since the parties have entered into settlement agreement dated 26.9.2025 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court, now nothing rests in this matter to continue.

The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of (1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4

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SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation : (2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5) Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC 278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 641 has held that the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can be quashed.

The law is well-settled by the Apex Court on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the Crl. Case No.196 of 2016 (State Vs. Ramesh and Ors.) under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 I.P.C., Police Station Tappal, District Aligarh

Accordingly, the present application is allowed .

Hence, the Crl. Case No.196 of 2016 (State Vs. Ramesh and Ors.) arising out of Case Crime No.498 of 2015, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 I.P.C., Police Station Tappal, District Aligarh pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Aligarh is, hereby, quashed in terms of the settlement agreement.

(Chawan Prakash,J.)

May 5, 2026

Md Faisal

Digitally signed by :- MOHD FAISAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad