Sadik Ali and 3 Others vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sadik Ali and 3 Others vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application disposed of with directions to the court concerned to issue notices to all signatories and verify the compromise if filed before it; if verified, a report to be prepared and the compromise made part of the record, certified copies obtainable, and the applicants free to approach this Court again for quashing; no coercive action against the applicant for one month; original compromise deed to be returned to counsel after photocopying.

Issue for consideration

Whether the criminal proceedings in Crl. Case No.130/2024 (Crime No.0082/2024, Police Station Mahila Than, District Sitapur) should be quashed in view of the amicable compromise said to have been entered into between the parties, the genuineness of the compromise falling to be verified by the court below.

Court's answer

Whether the parties have in fact compromised the matter can best be ascertained by the court below, as such a compromise has to be duly verified in the presence of the parties concerned before the Court.

Ratio / Principle

Application disposed of with a direction to the court concerned that if any such compromise is filed before it, it shall issue notices to all the signatories to the compromise requiring their personal presence and thereafter proceed to verify the compromise.

Key takeaways

If the aforesaid compromise is verified, a report to that effect shall be prepared by the court and the compromise will be made part of the record.ratio¶16
The court below will allow the parties to obtain certified copy of the report and the compromise, and it will be open to the applicants to approach this Court again for quashing of the proceedings.ratio¶17
For a period of one month, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Rajeev Singh, J. — Application under S.528 BNSS No. 459 of 2026 (Sadik Ali and 3 others v. State of U.P. and another) sought quashing of the entire proceedings of Crl. Case No.130/2024, in Crime No.0082/2024, under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 316(2) and Section 3/4 D.P. Act and Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Rights on Marriage), relating to Police Station Mahila Than, District Sitapur, on the ground of an amicable compromise between the parties (filed as Annexure No.4). HELD: whether the parties have in fact compromised the matter can best be ascertained by the court below, as the compromise has to be duly verified in the presence of the parties; application disposed of with a direction that if the compromise is filed before the court concerned, 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, certified copies 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 counsel after photocopy.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 459 of 2026

Sadik Ali And 3 Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shubham Chaurasiya Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 14

HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.

1. Vakalatnama filed by Sri Himanshu Nag, Advocate and Sri Mohd. Hatim, Advocate on behalf of the opposite party no.2 is taken on record.

2. Heard Sri Himanshu Nag, learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

3. The instant application has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings off Crl. Case No.130/2024, in Crrime No.0082/2024, under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 316(2) and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Rights on Marriage) relating to Police Station Mahila Than, District Sitapur.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submit that both the parties have amicably compromised their dispute. The compromise which has taken place between the parties is also filed before this Court as Annexure No.4 to the application.

5. Whether the parties have, in fact, compromised the matter or not, can best be ascertained by the Court below as such compromise has to be duly verified in presence of the parties concerned before the Court.

NA528 No. 459 of 2026

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6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of with a direction to the court concerned that if any such compromise is filed before it, it shall issue notices to all the signatories to the compromise requiring their personal presence and, thereafter, proceed to verify the compromise. If the aforesaid compromise is verified, a report to that effect shall be prepared by the court and the compromise will be made part of the record.

7. The court in that scenario will allow the parties to obtain certified copy of the report as well as compromise and it will be open to the applicants to approach this Court again for quashing of the proceedings.

8. For a period of one month, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.

9. Office is directed to return the original compromise deed to the learned counsel for the applicant, after taking the photocopy of the same.

(Rajeev Singh,J.)

February 4, 2026

GauraV/-

Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench