Allahabad High Court
/3158/2025 of BRIJESH DWIVEDI ALIAS BRIJESH KUMAR DUBEY AND 2 OTHERS Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. THE PRIN. SECY. HOME U.P. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS on 16 December 2025
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3158 of 2025 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 2 and 3. 2. The present application has been filed with a
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3158 of 2025
Court No. - 14
HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 2 and 3.
2. The present application has been filed with a prayer to quash the entire proceedings of Case No. 59255 of 2018 arising out of Case Crime No. 727 of 2017, under Sections 498-A, 323 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. PGI, District Lucknow.
3. Learned counsel for the applicants and learned counsel for opposite party nos. 2 and 3 jointly submit that in pursuance of the earlier order dated 11.04.2025 passed in the present case, the matter was sent before the court below for verification of the compromise deed.
4. It is evident from the record that the factum of the compromise has been verified by the court below vide his report dated 24.04.2025. The compromise deed is appended as Annexure SA 1 to the supplementary affidavit, which goes to show that respondent nos. 2 and 3 do not want to prosecute the applicants.
5. Learned A.G.A. fairly concedes that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the court below. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Durgendra Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ravi Shankar Mishra Brijesh Dwivedi Alias Brijesh Kumar Dubey And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. The Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
6. Hon'ble Apex Court, in catena of decisions, viz., 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, has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice. 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.
7. In view of the aforesaid fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further and the matter has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter any further.
8. For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed.
9. Entire proceedings of Case No. 59255 of 2018 arising out of Case Crime No. 727 of 2017, under Sections 498-A, 323 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. PGI, District Lucknow are hereby quashed.
10. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the court concerned, forthwith. December 16, 2025 VKS A482 No. 3158 of 2025 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIVEK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VIVEK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench