Pankaj Shukla @ Pankaj Kumar Sridhar Shukla and 5 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 89 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 41976 of 2023 Applicant :- Pankaj Shukla @ Pankaj Kumar Sridhar Shukla And 5 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Pawan Shukla,Brijesh Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State.

¶2The present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the charge sheet dated 25.03.2013 as well as the entire proceedings of Case No. 682 of 2013 (State Vs. Pankaj Shukla & Others), arising out of Case Crime No. 50 of 2013, under Sections-323, 504 & 498-A I.P.C. & Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station-Manda, District-Prayagraj, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 4, Allahabad.

¶3It has been contended by learned counsel for the applicants that the applicant no.1 is son-in-law of opposite party no. 2 and due to some dispute instant first information report has been lodged against entire family members of applicant no.

¶1He next contended that now applicants and opposite party no. 2 have amicably settled their dispute out of court and entered into a compromise. A copy of the compromise deed entered into between the parties has been annexed as Annexure-4 to the application. He next contended that now and applicant no. 1 and daughter of the opposite party no.2 have solemnized marriage and opposite party no. 2 does not want to proceed against the applicants under aforesaid sections.

¶4Accordingly, it is provided that the parties shall appear before the court below along with a certified copy of this order on the next date fixed. It is therefore expected that the trial court may fix a date for the verification of the compromise entered into between the parties and pass an appropriate order to that effect within next four weeks. It shall be open to the applicants to file a fresh application U/S 482 at that stage for the relief sought herein.

¶5In view of the above, the present application is disposed of.

¶6For a period of five weeks, no coercive measure shall be taken against the applicants. Order Date :- 14.12.2023/Aditya High Court of Judicature at Allahabad