Sunil Murti Anchal and Another vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sunil Murti Anchal and Another vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim order only; application pending. Further proceedings of Case No. 3669 of 2017 (Case Crime No. 668 of 2017, Sections 323, 504, 307 IPC, P.S. Kotwali, District Shahjahanpur, CJM Shahjahanpur) stayed against the applicants till the next date of listing; two weeks' time granted to file supplementary affidavit with certified copy of the verified compromise; case listed on 11.05.2026. No final decision on quashing rendered.

Issue for consideration

Whether the criminal proceedings in Case No. 3669 of 2017 (arising out of Case Crime No. 668 of 2017, Sections 323, 504, 307 IPC, P.S. Kotwali, District Shahjahanpur) against the applicants should be quashed in view of the compromise dated 28.02.2024 and its verification (inferred from the S. 528 BNSS application and the settlement submission; not expressly framed).

Court's answer

Interim relief: till the next date of listing, further proceedings of Case No. 3669 of 2017 (arising out of Case Crime No. 668 of 2017, Sections 323, 504, 307 IPC, P.S. Kotwali, District Shahjahanpur, pending before CJM, Shahjahanpur) shall remain stayed against the applicants.

Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the applicants is granted two weeks' time to file a supplementary affidavit annexing the certified copy of the verified compromise as well as the proceedings of verification of compromise.

Key takeaways

The case is to be put up on 11.05.2026 as a fresh case, showing the name of Sri Anuj Bajpai as counsel for the opposite party.ratio¶13
The vakalatnama filed by Sri Anuj Bajpai, Advocate, on behalf of private opposite party no. 2 is taken on record.ratio¶10

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori, J.), Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 7177 of 2026, Sunil Murti Anchal and another v. State of U.P. and another, decided February 19, 2026 — interim order. Counsel for both parties submitted that the applicants and opposite parties, who are family members of a common ancestor, settled their dispute arising out of offence punishable under Sections 323, 504, 307 IPC on the basis of a compromise dated 28.02.2024, verified in pursuance of an order of a co-ordinate Bench of the Court; it was stated to be a case of no firearm injury. The Court took on record the vakalatnama of Sri Anuj Bajpai for private opposite party no. 2, granted the applicants two weeks to file a supplementary affidavit annexing the certified copy of the verified compromise and the verification proceedings, and directed that till the next date of listing, further proceedings of Case No. 3669 of 2017 (arising out of Case Crime No. 668 of 2017, P.S. Kotwali, District Shahjahanpur), pending before the CJM, Shahjahanpur, shall remain stayed against the applicants; case to be listed on 11.05.2026 as fresh. No final decision on the quashing prayer was rendered.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 7177 of 2026

Sunil Murti Anchal And Another

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Suresh Dhar Dwivedi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 74

HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.

Vakalatnama filed today by Sri Anuj Bajpai, Advocate on behalf of private opposite party no. 2 is taken on record.

Learned counsel for both the parties submitted that parties settled their dispute arising out of offence punishable under Sections 323, 504, 307 of I.P.C. on the basis of compromise dated 28.02.2024, which has been verified in pursuance of order of a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. It is further submitted that both the parties are family members of common ancestor. This is a case of no fire arm injury.

Learned counsel for the applicants prays for and is granted two weeks' time to file a supplementary affidavit annexing the certified copy of the verified compromise as well as proceedings of verification of compromise.

Put up this case on 11.05.2026 as a fresh showing the name of Sri Anuj Bajpai as counsel for the opposite party.

Till the next date of listing, further proceedings of Case No. 3669 of 2017, arising out of Case Crime No. 668 of 2017, under Sections 323, 504, 307, I.P.C P.S.- Kotwali, District- Shahjahanpur, pending in the court of CJM, Shahjahanpur shall remain stayed against the applicants.

February 19, 2026

MAA/-

(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)

Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD AZAD ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad