Kamal Singh And 5 Others v. State of U.P & Anr.

Heard Sri Lakshmi Kant Singh, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Santosh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 and Sri K.K. Tripathi, learned AGA-II for the State.

This application has been filed to quash the charge sheet dated 15.2.2023 and cognizance/summoning order dated 19.2.2025 as well as entire proceedings of Case No.9457 of 2025, arising out of Case Crime No.39 of 2023, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 354, 494 IPC and 3/4 D.P.Act, Police Station-Bilari, District- Moradabad, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 1, Moradabad.

Facts giving rise to the present controversy is the matrimonial discord between applicant no.1 and opposite party no.2 has culminated into the impugned proceeding, which is under challenge.

Learned counsel for the applicants and learned counsel for opposite party no.2 have jointly submitted that parties have settled their dispute amicably and their matter was referred to the Mediation Centre vide order dated 17.3.2025. In pursuance of that order, parties have appeared before the Mediation Centre and settlement agreement dated 23.3.2025 has also been entered into between the parties. Paragraph no.7 of the settlement agreement dated 23.3.2025 is being quoted as under: गनधरर सससह @ भभरर, ससनरतर, महहश & ऊषष ( भर मधयसथतष कह नद मम उपससथत हह तथष इस समझझतष मम अपनह- आरहदकगण सस. 2, 3, 4, अपनह हसतषकर कर यह कक पककषरर नह यह कथन ककयष हह कक पषरररषररक कररषद कह कषरण पककषर कदनषसक सह अलग रह रहह थह ककनतन कन छ समय पशषतत पकर कह मधय सहमकत बनर और सह एक सषथ रह रहह हह तथष अपनह दषमपतय पतनर कह रप मम फरररर, 2023 यह कक अननज, "क. 5 & 6) रहह हह। ख. 29.01.2023 दसनर पककषर पकत- परडष हस। यह कक शर कमल सससह ( दसनर कह शषसनतपभणर रहरषकहक जररन मम यह कक दसनर पककषरर कह सगह-समबनधर, आशसत करतह हह कक रह अपनर पतनर एरस खचर तथष अनय सभर जररतर एरस यह कक दसनर पकर नह यह सनकनकशत ककयष हह कक रह कसई ऐसष कक तय नहर करमगह सजससह कक जररन कष कनरषरह कर रहह हह तथष आगह कसई कषयररषहर नहर चषहतह हह एरस अपनह मनकदमह कस समषप करनष चषहतह हह इस पकषर पककषरर नह एक 'सनलहनषमष' कदनषसक 22.03.2025 पसतनत ककयष हह जस इस समझझतह कष भषग हसगष सजसह इस समझझतह कह सषथ सलसग ककयष जष रहष हह। ग. ककसर भर पक कस मषनससक र शषररररक रप सह कष / यषकचकषकतषर सस. 1 पकत) घ. बचचह कष पभरष धयषन रखमगह एरस उनकह खषनह-परनह, कपडह, आरशयकतषओस कस पभणर करहगम। ङ. अनषरषशयक हसतकहप नहह करहगम। च. यह कक पकत नह यह सररकषर ककयष हह कक रह अपनर पतनर कष पभरष धयषन रखमगम तथष पतनर नह भर यह सररकषर ककयष हह कक रह भर अपनह पकत कष पभरष धयषन रखमगर एरस अपनह सजममहदषररयर कष कनरषरहन करमगर। छ. एक दभसरह कह समषप / ज. दषसखल नहर करमगह।"

As the dispute between the parties has already been settled through mediation centre and settlement agreement dated 06.05.2023 has also been entered into between them wherein parties have decided to terminate the proceeding including the impugned proceeding against each other. In such circumstances, permitting to continue the impugned proceeding will amount to travesty of justice. जस भर रह उन सभर रषदर कस उकचत उपषय करतह हहए यह कक पककषरर कह मधय यह भर तय हहआ हह कक सभर रषद (civil & criminal) इस रहरषकहक रषद कह ससदभर मम कसई नयष रषद यह कक पककषर एक दभसरह कह कररद पसजरकक त/ करचषरषधरन हह, रषपस करष लमगह। सखलषफ,

Thus, in view of the well settled principles of law as laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2003(4) SCC 675 (B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana), J.T. 2008(9) SC 192 (Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of investigation and another), (2012) 10 SCC 303 (Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab), (2014) 9 SCC 653 (Yogendra Yadav and others Vs. State of Jharkhand) and also (2014) 6 SCC 466 (Narendra Singh Vs. State of Punjab), and in view of the settlement agreement dated 06.05.2023, the proceeding of the aforesaid case is hereby quashed.

The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. Order Date :- 10.4.2025 Ujjawal