Mo. Shadab Siddique & Anr. v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt

Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State, Shri Mohd. Tariq, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and perused the record.

By means of the instant application, the applicants have prayed for quashing of chargesheet dated 26.05.2016 as well as summoning order dated 21.01.2017 and the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No.2216 of 2017 arising out of Case Crime No.13 of 2016 under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 DP Act, police station Mahila Thana, District Lucknow pending before Civil Judge (Junior Division)/ Fast Track Court (Crime Against Women), Lucknow.

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that due to matrimonial disputes the instant F.I.R. was lodged against the applicants. He added that later on, the parties sat together and have amicably settled their disputes, which has been reduced in writing on 06.05.2025 which is annexed as Annexure No.4 to the application. Thereafter, in compliance of order dated 12.05.2025, passed by this Court, the parties have appeared before Court below on 19.05.2025 on which date the compromise deed was verified, copy of verification order is annexed as SA-2 to the supplementary affidavit. He submits that now there is no dispute in between the parties and they have settled their dispute. He submits that further criminal proceedings in the instant matter would amount to harassment and, thus, the instant criminal proceedings arising out of Case Crime No.13 of 2016 may be quashed.

Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 has also supported the version of the learned counsel for the applicants and submits that parties have amicably settled their dispute and the opposite party no.2 has no grievance, hence, criminal proceedings against the applicants may be dropped. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the submissions aforesaid.

Considering the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I find that compromise has been entered into between the parties on 06.05.2025 and said compromise has been verified on 19.05.2025 and, now, as per the statement of learned counsel for the parties, they do not want to press the aforementioned criminal proceedings relating to Case Crime No.13 of 2016.

In view of the above, as the applicants and opposite parties have entered into compromise on 06.05.2025 and no grievance remains to be agitated and, as such, further criminal proceedings in the aforementioned criminal case are liable to be set aside in view of the Judgments of the Apex Court rendered in B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another (2003) 4 SCC 675; Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation (2008) 9 SCC 677; Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others, (2008) 16 SCC 1; Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303; and Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466.

Accordingly, entire proceeding of Criminal Case No.2216 of 2017 arising out of Case Crime No.13 of 2016 under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 DP Act, police station Mahila Thana, District Lucknow pending before Civil Judge (Junior Division)/ Fast Track Court (Crime Against Women), Lucknow are hereby quashed.