Shiv Yadav @ Mohit Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Addil. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. and Another

Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10691 of 2023 Applicant :- Shiv Yadav @ Mohit Yadav Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addil. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Durgesh Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.

¶1Vakalatnama filed by Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Advocate on behalf of the opposite party Nos.2 is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P., learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and perused the record.

¶3This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the charge sheet dated 12.01.2023 as well as entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.68523 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No.616 of 2022 U/S 323, 325, 506 I.P.C., P.S.- Krishna Nagar, District-Lucknow.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned counsel for opposite party No.2 jointly submitted that vide order dated

19.09.2023 a direction was given to the trial court to verify the factum of compromise executed by the parties. In pursuance of the aforesaid order, learned trial court had verified the contents of compromise.

¶5Learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 jointly submitted that the parties have entered into compromise, which has duly been verified by the trial court vide report dated 20.10.2023.

¶6Learned A.G.A. has fairly conceded that compromise has been effected between the parties and the same has duly been verified by the trial court.

¶7Hon'ble Apex Court in catena of decisions has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice as has been held in Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab, 2012 AIR SCW 5333, B.S. Joshi and others Vs State of Haryana, (2003) 3 SCC 675 and Narinder Singh Vs State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466. Hence, inherent power can be exercised to speed up the process of ending the criminal proceedings where the settlement is arrived at between the parties.

¶8In view of the aforesaid and the fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further, the matter is purely of personal nature, which has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further.

¶9For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed and the charge sheet dated 12.01.2023 as well as entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.68523 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No.616 of 2022 U/S 323, 325, 506 I.P.C., P.S.- Krishna Nagar, District-Lucknow are hereby quashed.

¶10Office is directed to communicate this order to the trial court, forthwith. Order Date :- 1.11.2023 V. Sinha High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench