Vijay Kaushik v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 87 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 41859 of 2023 Applicant :- Vijay Kaushik Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Prabhakar Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari,J. Sri Amul Kumar Tyagi, Advocate has filed short counter affidavit alongwith Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite party no.2, which is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State and Sri Amul Kumar Tyagi, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2. The present application under section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the charge sheet dated 22.7.2014, summoning order dated 20.8.2014 as well as entire proceedings of Session Trial No. 117 of 2017, (State vs. Vijay Kaushik), arising out of Case Crime No.521 of 2014, under Sections-323, 325, 504, 506 IPC & 3(1) x of SC/ST Act, Police Station-Mahrauni, District-Lalitpur. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that both the parties are resident of same village and under some misunderstanding FIR has been lodged and now the parties have entered into compromise and no dispute is pending between the parties as on date. He further submitted that this fact has also not been disputed in the short counter affidavit filed by the opposite party no.2. He lastly submitted that in light of compromise as well as short counter affidavit, present proceeding may be quashed. Sri Amul Kumar Tyagi, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 has supported the case of the applicants on the basis of short counter affidavit. He further submitted that in case this Court is pleased to quash the criminal proceeding pending against the applicants, he would have no objection. In view of above, the applicants and respondent no. 2 do not want to pursue the case any further as stated by them. The matter has been mutually settled between the parties, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further.

¶6Thus in view of the well settled principle of law as laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matters of Krishnappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka; 2021 0 Supreme(SC) 529, Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Bhimsinhbhai Karmur and Ors. vs. State of Gujarat and another; 2017 9 SCC 641, B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana; 2003(4) SCC 675, Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Burea of Investigation and another; (2008) 9 Supreme Court Cases 677, Gian Singh Vs. Stated of Punjab; (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another; (2014) Supreme Today 642, the proceedings of the aforesaid case is hereby quashed. The present application is, accordingly allowed. No order as to costs. Order Date :- 22.11.2023 Junaid High Court of Judicature at Allahabad