Saurabh Kumar and 4 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Civil Secrett. Lko. and Another

Court No. - 9 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6065 of 2023 Applicant :- Saurabh Kumar And 4 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Civil Secrett. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Geeta Singh Rana Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.

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

¶2The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking quashing of the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.39220 of 2023; State Versus Saurabh Kumar and Others, arising out of Case Crime No.599 of 2022 under Sections-323, 498-A, 504 and 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station-Ghazipur, District-Lucknow, pending in the Court of learned Special Chief Judicial Magistrate, Custom, Lucknow.

¶3Opposite party No.2-Shalini Nayab and petitioner No.1 to 5-Shri Saurabh Kumar, Shri Aman Kumar, Smt. Mamta, Shri Santosh Kumar and Smt. Sangeeta respectively, are present before this Court and are identified by their respective counsels.

¶4Learned counsels for the parties submits that the parties have settled their dispute amicably outside the Court and they have arrived at the compromise. Compromise entered into between the parties dated 15.06.2023 have been placed on record as Annexure-3 to the application. The parties have confirmed the terms of the compromise.

¶5I have considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties.

¶6Considering the 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 proceedings in pursuance of the criminal proceedings would be an exercise in futility.

¶7In 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 proceedings of Criminal Case No.39220 of 2023; State Versus Saurabh Kumar and Others, arising out of Case Crime No.599 of 2022 under Sections-323, 498-A, 504 and 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station-Ghazipur, District-Lucknow are hereby quashed. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) Order Date :- 23.6.2023 Piyush/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench