Mohd. Yahya @ Yahya v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Another
Quashing application under S.528 BNSS – compromise between parties
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Rajeev Singh, J.), 06.02.2026, APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. 449 of 2026, Mohd. Yahya @ Yahya v. State of U.P. Quashing of Criminal Case No.171612/2025, charge-sheet dated 25.3.2025 and summoning order dated 18.12.2025 (FIR No.0037 of 2025, Sections 115(2), 351(2), 352 BNS, P.S. Saadatganj, Lucknow) sought on basis of compromise dated 13.1.2026. Held: genuineness of compromise to be verified by court below in presence of parties; trial court to notify signatories and verify; report and record upon verification; liberty to file fresh quashing application; one-month bar on coercive action; compromise deed returned to counsel. Keywords: S.528 BNSS quashing; compromise verification; BNS 115(2) 351(2) 352; no coercive action.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions to the court concerned to issue notices to all signatories of the compromise requiring their personal presence and to verify the compromise if filed; upon verification, a report is to be prepared and made part of the record; certified copy of the report and compromise may be obtained and the applicants may approach this Court again for quashing; no coercive action against the applicant for one month; original compromise deed to be returned to applicant's counsel after photocopy.