High Court · 2025

"Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 75074 of 2024 (State Vs. Saurabh Kumar Trivedi @ Saurabh Trivedi); arising out of Charge Sheet No. 02 of 2022 dated 02.04.2022 in pursuance of Case Crime No. / First Information Report No. 445 of 2020, Under Section 354(Gha), 493, 504, 506, 376 I.P.C., relating to Police Station - Madion, District Lucknow, pending before Learned Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow as well as cognizance order dated 07.08.2024 passed by Learned Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow (contained as Annexure No. 1 and 2) in the light of compromise dated 12.09.2024 (Contained as Annexure No. 4), in the interest of law and justice."

4. It is stated that according to case of prosecution, as would appear from the FIR No.0445 of 2020 dated 08.07.2020 lodged by opposite party no.2/victim at P.S. Madiyaon, District Lucknow, as also her statement(s) recorded during investigation in term of Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. the relationship of the applicant, who is at present aged about 39 years, and the victim, who according to FIR was born in the year 1992, started in the year 2011 and in the month of February, 2012, the applicant established physical relations with the victim/opposite party no.2 on the pretext of false promise of marriage till 08.03.2018 and accordingly the present case of the applicant is squarely covered by the judgment(s) of Hon'ble Apex Court rendered in the case of Sonu alias Subhas Kumar Vs. State of U.P., 2021 SCC OnLine SC 181; Deepak Gulati vs. State of Haryana (2013) 7 SCC 675 and Shambhu Kharwar Vs. State of U.P. and Another, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1032 and being so the proceedings in issue are liable to be interfered by this Court.

5. It is further stated that at the time of this relationship the applicant was married and this aspect was well known to the opposite party no.2/victim.

6. It is further stated that the statement of the opposite party no.2/victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. be taken note of, which is extracted hereinunder :- "अवललोकन पपीडडितता 164 सपीआरपपीसपी बयतान श्ववेतता शपीवतास्तव पपुतपी शपी डवजय कपुमतार शपीवतास्तव डन0615/390 ए गतायतपीनगर ननौबस्तता गतानता मडडियतााሰव लखनऊ आज डदिनतााሰक 10/08/020 कलो उ 0 डन0 ससंजय कपुमतार डमशता मय हमरताहपी मडहलता कता० कसंचन यतादिव सपीपपी न 0 6692 मम पपीडडितता कलो मवेरवे समक ्ቚस्तपुत कर डशिनताख्त ककी तथता फलोटलो कलो ्ቚमताडणित डकयता पपीड़በतता नवे u/s 164 सपीआरपपीसपी ससंशिपथ बयतान डकयता डक मवेरता नताम श्ववेतता शपीवतास्तव हहै मवेरपी आयपु 34 वरर ममनवे MBA डकयता हहै सन 2011 मम Spark consultaling मम job कवे कवे ललए गयपी थपी वहतााሰ पर सनौरव डतववेदिपी आतता जतातता थता उसनवे मपुझसवे मवेरता फलोन नसं० job कवे ललयता थता। डफर वलो मपुझवे फलोन करनवे लगता कपुछ डदिन बतादि 2011 दिपीवतालपी सवे उसनवे मपुडिझवे propose करनता शिपुरु डकयता पर मम उसवे लगताततार मनता करतपी रहपी उसनवे फरवरपी 2012 मम मपुझवे शितादिपी करनवे कवे ललए कहता तलो ममनवे उससवे कहता डक मवेरपी ब़በपी बहन सवे बतात करलो। मपुझवे लगता थता डक अगर यवे सच मम मपुझसवे शितादिपी करनता चताहतवे हहै तलो मवेरपी बहन सवे बतात करवेगता अन्यथता नहीሻ इसनवे मवेरपी बहन सवे बतात करलपी तलो मपुझवे उस पर भरलोसता हलो गयता। डफर वलो मपुझवे शितारपीररक सम्बन्ध बनतानवे कवे ललए कहनवे लगता तलो ममनवे मनता कर डदियता ममनवे कहता डक शितादिपी कवे बतादि। डफर वह मपुझसवे बतात करतता रहता मपुझसवे मवेरपी फलोटलो मतासंगपी अपनपी मम्मपी कलो डदिखतानवे कवे ललए तलो मपुझवे और भरलोसता हलो गयता डफर डदि० 16/03/012 कलो बह वह मपुझवे coffee डपलतानवे लवेखरताज कवे एक हलोटल मम लवे गयता डफर उसनवे ववेटर सवे कपुछ बतात ककी और और हलोटल कवे कमरवे रवे मम लवे गयता महैनवे मनता डकयता तलो बलोलता यहतााሰ privacy नहीሻ हहै डफर कमरवे मम लवे जताकर मवेरवे सताथ सम्बन्ध बनतायवे वह टपु़በलता कता रहनवे वतालता हहै उसकवे बतादि वह लगताततार लखनऊ आतता रहता और मवेरवे मनता करनवे पर भपी डमलनवे कलो कहतता रहता और सम्बन्ध बनतातता रहता वह खपुदि मपुझसवे कहतता थता डक पहलवे अपनपी दिपीदिपी ककी शितादिपी हलो जतानवे दिलो। डफर कभपी ननौकरपी कता बहतानता कभपी मतााሰ ककी तडबयत कता बहतानता करतवे करतवे शितादिपी टतालतता रहता डदिनतााሰक 08/03/018 कलो वह लखनऊ Trainig कवे ललए आयता थता बहतानवे मम कहता डक cofe मम office कताम नहीሻ हलो पतायवेगता तपुम मवेरवे सताथ मवेरवे रुम मम चललो तलो मम चलपी गयपी वहतााሰ जता कर वह डफर सवे मपुझसवे सम्बन्ध बनतानवे कलो कहनवे लगता तलो महैनवे कहता डक अब नहीሻ अब जलो हलोगता शितादिपी कवे बतादि हपी हलोगता तलो बलोलता श्ववेतता मम इतनपी दिदर सवे आयता हहाሰ तपुम्हतारता पडत हहाሰ मवेरता इच्छता पदरपी नहीሻ करलोगपी ममनवे कहता तपुम शितादिपी नहीሻ कर रहवे बस ससंबन्ध बनतानवे हपी आतवे हलो मवेरवे घर pressure आ रहता हहै तलो कहता डक तपुम डकसपी और सवे शितादिपी नहीሻ करलोगपी उसनवे अन्दिर सवे दिरवताजता बन्दि कर ललयता और हताथ पक़በ कर मपुझवे मनतानवे लगता और जबरदिस्तपी मवेरवे सताथ डफर सवे ससंबन्ध बनतायता। मम वहतााሰ सवे रलोतवे हहए चलपी गयपी। उसनवे डफर भपी शितादिपी नहीሻ ककी। अकदबर मम उसकवे पतापता ककी ममृत्यपु हलो गयपी तलो उसनवे कहता एक सताल तक शितादिपी नहीሻ हलोतपी। डफर एक डदिन फरवरपी 2020 मम ममनवे उसवे फलोन डकयता तलो एक औरत नवे फलोन उठतायता लवेडकन उसनवे नहीሻ बततायता ककी वह कनौन हहै डफर मम उससवे लगताततार पदछतपी रहपी लवेडकन उसनवे नहीሻ बततायता। डफर मम facebook पर दिदढतपी रहपी तलो उसककी cousin ककी profile सवे मपुझवे सनौरभ ककी पत्नपी ककी ID डमलपी लजस पर उसकवे शितादिपी कवे फलोटलो थवे। तब मम सनौरभ सवे कहता डक तपुम्हतारपी शितादिपी हलो गयपी हहै तलो उसनवे स्वपीकतार डकयता। मपुझवे शितादिपी कता झतासंसता दिवेकर मवेरवे सताथ सम्बन्ध बनताकर उसनवे डकसपी और सवे शितादिपी कर लपी उसनवे यह भपी नहीሻ बततायता डक उसककी शितादिपी कब हहई थपी। बतात 2 मवे बततायता डक 6 सताल पहलवे हपी हलो गयपी थपी उसकवे महैसवेज करकवे जब मपुझसवे कहता डक डक अपनवे पतापता सवे एक फ्लहैट ललखवता ललो तब मपुझवे शिक हहआ थता डक यह मपुझवे फसंसता रखता हहै जब मपुझवे सच पतता चलता तलो कहनवे लगता डक ममनवे तलो तपुम्हवे पहलवे हपी कहता थता डक हमतारता कलोई Future नहीሻ हहै अगर तपुमनवे, पपुललस मम ररपलोटर ककी तलो तपुम्हतारवे character पर उसंगलपी ऊठताऊगता तपुम्हवे बदिनताम कर दिदसंगता तपुमनवे मवेरपी लजन्दिगपी कवे 8 सताल बबतारदि कर डदियवे पपीड़በतता नवे अन्य कलोई कथन करनवे सवे इन्कतार डकयता सपुनकर तस्दिपीक डकयता पपीडडितता बलोलनवे पर मवेरवे दतारता ललखता गयता तथता पढ़ कर सपुनतायता गयता हस्तताकर ACJ (JD) Cort no 35 असंगवेजपी अपठनपीय हस्तताकर असंगवेजपी पठनपीय श्ववेतता शपीवतास्तव शपीमतान जपी मपुकदिमता उपरलोक मम सताቌኚय ससंकलन कर अडगम डवडवध कतायरवताहपी ककी जतायवेगपी"

7. It is further stated that it appears that the FIR was lodged to continue with the relationship, which for some reason could not be continued.

8. On being asked, based upon the instructions it is stated that the opposite party no.2/victim has not received any amount from the State exchequer.

9. It is further stated that during the pendency of pending criminal proceedings against the applicant the better sense prevailed and parties settled the dispute and now the opposite party no.2/victim does not want to continue with the relationship.

10. It is also stated that both the parties have amicably settled their dispute outside the Court and have entered into a compromise and a copy of compromise deed, duly signed by the parties, is annexed as Annexure No.4 to the present application and according to the said compromise, the opposite party no.2/victim does not want to continue with the criminal proceedings.

11. Upon consideration of the aforesaid as also the observations on the issue related to establishing physical relationship on assurance of marriage made in the judgment(s) of Hon'ble Apex Court rendered in the case of Sonu alias Subhas Kumar (supra); Deepak Gulati (supra) and Shambhu Kharwar (supra) and age of the opposite party no.2/victim as per FIR and indicated by her while making statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C., this Court is of the view that interference in the matter is required as no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the proceedings pending before the trial court in view of the aforesaid including the nature of relationship between the applicant and the opposite party no.2/victim as also that if this Court declines to interfere in the matter then in that eventuality the future prospects of the opposite party no.2/victim would be affected as also the observations made by Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. L. Muniswamy and Others, 1977 (2) SCC 699; State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal and Others, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335; Prashant Bharti Vs. State (NCT of Delhi), (2013) 9 SCC 293; Rajiv Thapar and Ors. Vs. Madan Lal Kapoor, (2013) 3 SCC 330; Ahmad Ali Quraishi and Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. (2020) 13 SCC 435, according to which inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (akin to Section 528 BNSS, 2023) could be exercised to prevent abuse of process of any Court or otherwise to secure ends of justice, as also in the case of Ramgopal and others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2022) 14 SCC 531, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab [2012 10 SCC 303], Mohd. Ibrahim Vs. State of U.P., 2022 SCC Online ALL 106, Gold Quest International Ltd. Vs. State of Tamilnadu, 2014 (15) SCC 235, B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana, 2003 (4) SCC 675, Jitendra Raghuvanshi Vs. Babita Raghuvanshi, 2013(4) SCC 58, Madhavarao Jiwajirao Scindia Vs. Sambhajirao Chandrojirao Angre, 1988 1 SCC 692, Nikhil Merchant Vs. C.B.I. and another, 2008(9) SCC 677, Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others, 2008(16) SCC 1, State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others, 2019(5) SCC 688, Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Manoj Kumar and others Vs. State of U.P and others (2008) 8 SCC 781, Union Carbide Corporation and others Vs. Union of India and others (1991) 4 SCC 584, Manohar Lal Sharma Vs. Principal Secretary and others (2014) 2 SCC 532 and Supreme Court Bar Association Vs. Union of India (1998) 4 SCC 409, according to which, in given facts, based upon the settlements between the parties the criminal proceedings can be quashed, this Court is of the view that entire criminal criminal proceedings arising out of FIR/Case Crime No.445/2020, quoted above, are liable to be quashed. Accordingly are hereby quashed.

12. Accordingly, the present application is allowed.

13. Office/Registry is directed to send the copy of this order to the court concerned through email/fax for necessary compliance. ANAND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Order Date :- 28.1.2025 Anand/-

"Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 75074 of 2024 (State Vs. Saurabh Kumar Trivedi @ Saurabh Trivedi); arising out of Charge Sheet No. 02 of 2022 dated 02.04.2022 in pursuance of Case Crime No. / First Information Report No. 445 of 2020, Under Section 354(Gha), 493, 504, 506, 376 I.P.C., relating to Police Station - Madion, District Lucknow, pending before Learned Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow as well as cognizance order dated 07.08.2024 passed by Learned Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow (contained as Annexure No. 1 and 2) in the light of compromise dated 12.09.2024 (Contained as Annexure No. 4), in the interest of law and justice."

4. It is stated that according to case of prosecution, as would appear from the FIR No.0445 of 2020 dated 08.07.2020 lodged by opposite party no.2/victim at P.S. Madiyaon, District Lucknow, as also her statement(s) recorded during investigation in term of Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. the relationship of the applicant, who is at present aged about 39 years, and the victim, who according to FIR was born in the year 1992, started in the year 2011 and in the month of February, 2012, the applicant established physical relations with the victim/opposite party no.2 on the pretext of false promise of marriage till 08.03.2018 and accordingly the present case of the applicant is squarely covered by the judgment(s) of Hon'ble Apex Court rendered in the case of Sonu alias Subhas Kumar Vs. State of U.P., 2021 SCC OnLine SC 181; Deepak Gulati vs. State of Haryana (2013) 7 SCC 675 and Shambhu Kharwar Vs. State of U.P. and Another, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1032 and being so the proceedings in issue are liable to be interfered by this Court.

5. It is further stated that at the time of this relationship the applicant was married and this aspect was well known to the opposite party no.2/victim.

6. It is further stated that the statement of the opposite party no.2/victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. be taken note of, which is extracted hereinunder :- "अवललोकन पपीडडितता 164 सपीआरपपीसपी बयतान श्ववेतता शपीवतास्तव पपुतपी शपी डवजय कपुमतार शपीवतास्तव डन0615/390 ए गतायतपीनगर ननौबस्तता गतानता मडडियतााሰव लखनऊ आज डदिनतााሰक 10/08/020 कलो उ 0 डन0 ससंजय कपुमतार डमशता मय हमरताहपी मडहलता कता० कसंचन यतादिव सपीपपी न 0 6692 मम पपीडडितता कलो मवेरवे समक ्ቚस्तपुत कर डशिनताख्त ककी तथता फलोटलो कलो ्ቚमताडणित डकयता पपीड़በतता नवे u/s 164 सपीआरपपीसपी ससंशिपथ बयतान डकयता डक मवेरता नताम श्ववेतता शपीवतास्तव हहै मवेरपी आयपु 34 वरर ममनवे MBA डकयता हहै सन 2011 मम Spark consultaling मम job कवे कवे ललए गयपी थपी वहतााሰ पर सनौरव डतववेदिपी आतता जतातता थता उसनवे मपुझसवे मवेरता फलोन नसं० job कवे ललयता थता। डफर वलो मपुझवे फलोन करनवे लगता कपुछ डदिन बतादि 2011 दिपीवतालपी सवे उसनवे मपुडिझवे propose करनता शिपुरु डकयता पर मम उसवे लगताततार मनता करतपी रहपी उसनवे फरवरपी 2012 मम मपुझवे शितादिपी करनवे कवे ललए कहता तलो ममनवे उससवे कहता डक मवेरपी ब़በपी बहन सवे बतात करलो। मपुझवे लगता थता डक अगर यवे सच मम मपुझसवे शितादिपी करनता चताहतवे हहै तलो मवेरपी बहन सवे बतात करवेगता अन्यथता नहीሻ इसनवे मवेरपी बहन सवे बतात करलपी तलो मपुझवे उस पर भरलोसता हलो गयता। डफर वलो मपुझवे शितारपीररक सम्बन्ध बनतानवे कवे ललए कहनवे लगता तलो ममनवे मनता कर डदियता ममनवे कहता डक शितादिपी कवे बतादि। डफर वह मपुझसवे बतात करतता रहता मपुझसवे मवेरपी फलोटलो मतासंगपी अपनपी मम्मपी कलो डदिखतानवे कवे ललए तलो मपुझवे और भरलोसता हलो गयता डफर डदि० 16/03/012 कलो बह वह मपुझवे coffee डपलतानवे लवेखरताज कवे एक हलोटल मम लवे गयता डफर उसनवे ववेटर सवे कपुछ बतात ककी और और हलोटल कवे कमरवे रवे मम लवे गयता महैनवे मनता डकयता तलो बलोलता यहतााሰ privacy नहीሻ हहै डफर कमरवे मम लवे जताकर मवेरवे सताथ सम्बन्ध बनतायवे वह टपु़በलता कता रहनवे वतालता हहै उसकवे बतादि वह लगताततार लखनऊ आतता रहता और मवेरवे मनता करनवे पर भपी डमलनवे कलो कहतता रहता और सम्बन्ध बनतातता रहता वह खपुदि मपुझसवे कहतता थता डक पहलवे अपनपी दिपीदिपी ककी शितादिपी हलो जतानवे दिलो। डफर कभपी ननौकरपी कता बहतानता कभपी मतााሰ ककी तडबयत कता बहतानता करतवे करतवे शितादिपी टतालतता रहता डदिनतााሰक 08/03/018 कलो वह लखनऊ Trainig कवे ललए आयता थता बहतानवे मम कहता डक cofe मम office कताम नहीሻ हलो पतायवेगता तपुम मवेरवे सताथ मवेरवे रुम मम चललो तलो मम चलपी गयपी वहतााሰ जता कर वह डफर सवे मपुझसवे सम्बन्ध बनतानवे कलो कहनवे लगता तलो महैनवे कहता डक अब नहीሻ अब जलो हलोगता शितादिपी कवे बतादि हपी हलोगता तलो बलोलता श्ववेतता मम इतनपी दिदर सवे आयता हहाሰ तपुम्हतारता पडत हहाሰ मवेरता इच्छता पदरपी नहीሻ करलोगपी ममनवे कहता तपुम शितादिपी नहीሻ कर रहवे बस ससंबन्ध बनतानवे हपी आतवे हलो मवेरवे घर pressure आ रहता हहै तलो कहता डक तपुम डकसपी और सवे शितादिपी नहीሻ करलोगपी उसनवे अन्दिर सवे दिरवताजता बन्दि कर ललयता और हताथ पक़በ कर मपुझवे मनतानवे लगता और जबरदिस्तपी मवेरवे सताथ डफर सवे ससंबन्ध बनतायता। मम वहतााሰ सवे रलोतवे हहए चलपी गयपी। उसनवे डफर भपी शितादिपी नहीሻ ककी। अकदबर मम उसकवे पतापता ककी ममृत्यपु हलो गयपी तलो उसनवे कहता एक सताल तक शितादिपी नहीሻ हलोतपी। डफर एक डदिन फरवरपी 2020 मम ममनवे उसवे फलोन डकयता तलो एक औरत नवे फलोन उठतायता लवेडकन उसनवे नहीሻ बततायता ककी वह कनौन हहै डफर मम उससवे लगताततार पदछतपी रहपी लवेडकन उसनवे नहीሻ बततायता। डफर मम facebook पर दिदढतपी रहपी तलो उसककी cousin ककी profile सवे मपुझवे सनौरभ ककी पत्नपी ककी ID डमलपी लजस पर उसकवे शितादिपी कवे फलोटलो थवे। तब मम सनौरभ सवे कहता डक तपुम्हतारपी शितादिपी हलो गयपी हहै तलो उसनवे स्वपीकतार डकयता। मपुझवे शितादिपी कता झतासंसता दिवेकर मवेरवे सताथ सम्बन्ध बनताकर उसनवे डकसपी और सवे शितादिपी कर लपी उसनवे यह भपी नहीሻ बततायता डक उसककी शितादिपी कब हहई थपी। बतात 2 मवे बततायता डक 6 सताल पहलवे हपी हलो गयपी थपी उसकवे महैसवेज करकवे जब मपुझसवे कहता डक डक अपनवे पतापता सवे एक फ्लहैट ललखवता ललो तब मपुझवे शिक हहआ थता डक यह मपुझवे फसंसता रखता हहै जब मपुझवे सच पतता चलता तलो कहनवे लगता डक ममनवे तलो तपुम्हवे पहलवे हपी कहता थता डक हमतारता कलोई Future नहीሻ हहै अगर तपुमनवे, पपुललस मम ररपलोटर ककी तलो तपुम्हतारवे character पर उसंगलपी ऊठताऊगता तपुम्हवे बदिनताम कर दिदसंगता तपुमनवे मवेरपी लजन्दिगपी कवे 8 सताल बबतारदि कर डदियवे पपीड़በतता नवे अन्य कलोई कथन करनवे सवे इन्कतार डकयता सपुनकर तस्दिपीक डकयता पपीडडितता बलोलनवे पर मवेरवे दतारता ललखता गयता तथता पढ़ कर सपुनतायता गयता हस्तताकर ACJ (JD) Cort no 35 असंगवेजपी अपठनपीय हस्तताकर असंगवेजपी पठनपीय श्ववेतता शपीवतास्तव शपीमतान जपी मपुकदिमता उपरलोक मम सताቌኚय ससंकलन कर अडगम डवडवध कतायरवताहपी ककी जतायवेगपी"

7. It is further stated that it appears that the FIR was lodged to continue with the relationship, which for some reason could not be continued.

8. On being asked, based upon the instructions it is stated that the opposite party no.2/victim has not received any amount from the State exchequer.

9. It is further stated that during the pendency of pending criminal proceedings against the applicant the better sense prevailed and parties settled the dispute and now the opposite party no.2/victim does not want to continue with the relationship.

10. It is also stated that both the parties have amicably settled their dispute outside the Court and have entered into a compromise and a copy of compromise deed, duly signed by the parties, is annexed as Annexure No.4 to the present application and according to the said compromise, the opposite party no.2/victim does not want to continue with the criminal proceedings.

11. Upon consideration of the aforesaid as also the observations on the issue related to establishing physical relationship on assurance of marriage made in the judgment(s) of Hon'ble Apex Court rendered in the case of Sonu alias Subhas Kumar (supra); Deepak Gulati (supra) and Shambhu Kharwar (supra) and age of the opposite party no.2/victim as per FIR and indicated by her while making statement u/s 164 Cr.P.C., this Court is of the view that interference in the matter is required as no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the proceedings pending before the trial court in view of the aforesaid including the nature of relationship between the applicant and the opposite party no.2/victim as also that if this Court declines to interfere in the matter then in that eventuality the future prospects of the opposite party no.2/victim would be affected as also the observations made by Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. L. Muniswamy and Others, 1977 (2) SCC 699; State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal and Others, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335; Prashant Bharti Vs. State (NCT of Delhi), (2013) 9 SCC 293; Rajiv Thapar and Ors. Vs. Madan Lal Kapoor, (2013) 3 SCC 330; Ahmad Ali Quraishi and Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. (2020) 13 SCC 435, according to which inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (akin to Section 528 BNSS, 2023) could be exercised to prevent abuse of process of any Court or otherwise to secure ends of justice, as also in the case of Ramgopal and others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, (2022) 14 SCC 531, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab [2012 10 SCC 303], Mohd. Ibrahim Vs. State of U.P., 2022 SCC Online ALL 106, Gold Quest International Ltd. Vs. State of Tamilnadu, 2014 (15) SCC 235, B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana, 2003 (4) SCC 675, Jitendra Raghuvanshi Vs. Babita Raghuvanshi, 2013(4) SCC 58, Madhavarao Jiwajirao Scindia Vs. Sambhajirao Chandrojirao Angre, 1988 1 SCC 692, Nikhil Merchant Vs. C.B.I. and another, 2008(9) SCC 677, Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others, 2008(16) SCC 1, State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayan and others, 2019(5) SCC 688, Narindra Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Manoj Kumar and others Vs. State of U.P and others (2008) 8 SCC 781, Union Carbide Corporation and others Vs. Union of India and others (1991) 4 SCC 584, Manohar Lal Sharma Vs. Principal Secretary and others (2014) 2 SCC 532 and Supreme Court Bar Association Vs. Union of India (1998) 4 SCC 409, according to which, in given facts, based upon the settlements between the parties the criminal proceedings can be quashed, this Court is of the view that entire criminal criminal proceedings arising out of FIR/Case Crime No.445/2020, quoted above, are liable to be quashed. Accordingly are hereby quashed.

12. Accordingly, the present application is allowed.

13. Office/Registry is directed to send the copy of this order to the court concerned through email/fax for necessary compliance. ANAND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Order Date :- 28.1.2025 Anand/-