Ikrar Ahmad And 9 Others v. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
present application is allowed and entire proceedings
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 77. In view of the fact that the parties have settled their dispute outside the Court by way of compromise arrived at between the parties and law laid down by the Supreme Court of India, the present application is allowed and entire proceedings of Criminal…
Judgment
Heard Sri Ravindra Shukla, learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State and Sri Anil Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2.
By means of instant application under Section 482 CrPC, applicants sought quashing of proceedings of Criminal Case No. 4066 of 2023, arising out of Case Crime No. 396 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC & Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S.-Gosaiganj, District-Sultanpur, on the ground that parties have entered into settlement.
The aforesaid case was instituted on the basis of FIR lodged by the opposite party No.2 alleging that she was harassed by the accused persons for demanding dowry. During pendency of the proceedings, parties have resolved their dispute and now she is living happily with her husband and his family members.
The opposite party No.2 has filed the short counter affidavit accepting the terms of the compromise and supporting the prayer for quashing of the proceedings.
I have considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties.
Considering the fact that the dispute between the parties is personal in nature and ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in the cases of B. S. Joshi and others versus State of Haryana and another :(2003) 4 SCC 675, Nikhil Merchant versus C.B.I. and another : (2008) 9 SCC 677, Manoj Sharma versus State and others : (2008) 16 SCC 1, Gian Singh versus Station of Punjab: (2010) 15 SCC 118 and Narinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another: (2014) 6 SCC 466, it would be appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the case to quash the criminal proceedings as continuance of the criminal proceedings would be an exercise in futility.
Operative part
In view of the fact that the parties have settled their dispute outside the Court by way of compromise arrived at between the parties and law laid down by the Supreme Court of India, the present application is allowed and entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 4066 of 2023, arising out of Case Crime No. 396 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC & Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S.-Gosaiganj, District-Sultanpur, are hereby quashed. (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Order Date :- 30.7.2025 Vinay/- VINAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: present application is allowed and entire proceedings
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482; Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Allahabad High Court, on 30 Jul 2025. The bench was SUBHASH VIDYARTHI.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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