Mahendra Pratap Singh Alias Lalla Singh and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home, U.P. Lucknow and Another

Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 12544 of 2023 Applicant :- Mahendra Pratap Singh Alias Lalla Singh And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home, U.P. Lucknow And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Jai Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.

¶1Vakalatnama filed by Sri Pankaj Singh Chauhan, Advocate on behalf of the private respondent is taken on record.

¶2Heard, learned counsel for the applicants, 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 proceeding of Criminal Case No.259 of 1998 under Section 382, 506, 411 I.P.C., "State Vs. Raj Kumar Singh & Ors.", in terms of compromise dated 14.9.2022.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicants as well as opposite party No.2 jointly submitted that vide order dated 27.9.2022 a direction was given to the court below to verify the factum of compromise executed by the parties. In pursuance of the aforesaid order, the court below verify the contents of compromise and it was duly verified.

¶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 court below vide report dated 30.5.2023.

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

¶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 entire proceeding of Criminal Case No.259 of 1998 under Section 382, 506, 411 I.P.C., "State Vs. Raj Kumar Singh & Ors.", is hereby quashed.

¶10OfÏce is directed to communicate this order to the court below, forthwith. Order Date :- 21.12.2023 Gaurav/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench