Pravin Kumar Srivastava v. State of U.P and Another

Court No. - 69 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 43701 of 2022 Applicant :- Pravin Kumar Srivastava Opposite Party :- State Of U.P And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shambhavi Nandan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Satyendra Kumar Singh Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J.

¶1List revised.

¶2Heard Sri Shambhavi Nandan, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Satyendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2, Sri Ajay Singh, learned A.G.A-1 for the State and perused the records.

¶3The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant Pravin Kumar Srivastava with the prayer to allow the present application and quash the entire proceeding, under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station Lanka, District Varanasi, pending in the court of Additional Court, Varanasi in Criminal Case No. 521 of 2019 (old number case No. 3775 of 2017) and with the further prayer to stay the further proceedings of aforesaid case, during the pendency of present application.

¶4The matter was referred to the Mediation Centre of this Court vide order dated 28.02.2023 for making an effort between the parties for settling their disputes amicably.

¶5As per the office report dated 26.10.2023, a report from the Mediation Centre of this Court is on record.

¶6As per report of Mediation Centre dated 16.09.2023 the parties have entered into a settlement dated 16.09.2023 and have amicably settled their dispute and further agreed to withdraw the cases going on between them.

¶7From perusal of the report of Mediation Centre of this Court, it appears that in pursuance of the said order the mediation proceedings were taken up which ended in a settlement dated

16.09.2023 between the parties and the Mediation succeeded. The parties have settled their grievances and even the dispute arising in the present matter. The parties have agreed to withdraw the cases going on between them, the said fact is mentioned in para 6-d of the said mediation report.

¶8The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of (1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4 SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation : (2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16 SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5) Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC 278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 641 has held that the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can be quashed.

¶9From perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising powers by this Court to quash the proceedings as prayed for by the applicant(s).

¶10The present application is allowed.

¶11The entire proceedings of the aforesaid is hereby quashed. Order Date :- 26.10.2023 M. ARIF (Samit Gopal, J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad