Allahabad High Court
A482/10687/2025 of MANOJ KUMAR @ MANOJ KUMAR AGRAWAL Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER on 19 December 2025
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10687 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P., and perused the record. 3. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10687 of 2025
Court No. - 14
HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P., and perused the record.
3. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the charge-sheet dated 12.07.2001 filed in Case Crime No.345 of 2001, under Sections 419, 420 I.P.C. Police Station -Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur as well as bailable warrant order dated 08.08.2025 passed by ACJM, Balrampur in Case Crime No. 345 of 2001, (State vs. Manoj Kumar) on the basis of compromise contained as annexure nos. 1 and 2.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned counsel for opposite party No.2 jointly submitted that vide order dated 22.09.2025, a direction was given to the court concerned to verify the factum of compromise executed by the parties. In pursuance of the aforesaid order, learned court concerned had verified the contents of compromise.
5. Learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 jointly submitted that the parties have entered into compromise, which has duly been verified by the court concerned vide report/order dated 3.11.2025.
6. Learned A.G.A. has fairly conceded that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the court concerned. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sanat Kumar Ojha Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kumar Agrawal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
7. Hon'ble Apex Court in catena of decisions has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice as has been held in Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab, 2012 AIR SCW 5333, B.S. Joshi and others Vs State of Haryana, (2003) 3 SCC 675 and Narinder Singh Vs State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466. Hence, inherent power can be exercised to speed up the process of ending the criminal proceedings where the settlement is arrived at between the parties.
8. In view of the aforesaid and the fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further, the matter which has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further.
9. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed. The entire proceedings in charge-sheet dated 12.07.2001 filed in Case Crime No.345 of 2001, under Sections 419, 420 I.P.C. Police Station -Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur as well as bailable warrant order dated 08.08.2025 passed by ACJM, Balrampur in Case Crime No. 345 of 2001, (State vs. Manoj Kumar) on the basis of compromise contained as annexure nos. 1 and 2 are hereby quashed.
10. Office is directed to communicate this order to learned trial Court, forthwith. December 19, 2025 Pks A482 No. 10687 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- POOJA SETH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench