Narendra @ Nanda And 5 Others v. State of U.P & Anr.

Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record.

This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing of the entire proceedings, including charge sheet dated 23.06.2023 and summoning order dated 18.07.2023, of Case No. 25085 of 2023, arising out of Case Crime No. 178 of 2022, under Sections - 498-A, 323, 354, 506 I.P.C. and Section - 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station - Linepar, District - Firozabad, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Firozabad, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for applicants that matter relates to matrimonial dispute and that applicant no.1 is husband of opposite party no. 2/informant and remaining applicants are family members of applicant no.1. Now both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and compromised the matter and the informant of the case does not want to pursue the impugned proceedings. It was submitted that the compromise, filed by the parties before the trial court concerned, has already been verified by the court concerned, copy of which is on record. It was stated that in view of these facts and circumstances, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned proceedings pending and thus, the impugned proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

Learned A.G.A. has no objection if parties compromise the matter.

I have considered the submissions and perused the record.

It is well settled that in appropriate cases, criminal proceedings may be quashed on the basis of compromise between the parties. In the instant case, matter relates to matrimonial dispute, which is private in nature. If parties compromise the matter, it would not have adverse impact on society. There is nothing to indicate that parties have any criminal antecedents. The compromise filed by the parties before the trial court, has already been verified by the court concerned. Considering the law laid down in the case of State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others, AIR 2019 SC 1296 and the facts of the matter, it would be in the interest of justice that the impugned proceedings be quashed, as the continuance of the same would be nothing but wastage of time of Court.

In view of the aforesaid, the impugned charge sheet/summoning order and entire proceedings of the aforesaid criminal case against applicants, namely, Narendra @ Nanda, Jawahar Lal, Smt. Ramwati @ Samoli, Bablu, Saroj and Dinesh are hereby quashed.

The application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. Order Date :- 30.9.2024 S Rawat