Sahdev Singh and 6 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 6 Others

Court No. - 13 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 11998 of 2024 Applicant :- Sahdev Singh And 6 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 6 Others Counsel for Applicant :- D.P. Dutt Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.

¶1Vakalatnama filed by Shri Shiv Shyam Tiwari, Advocate on behalf of respondent nos. 2 to 7 is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned A.G.A. for the State as well as learned counsel appearing for private respondent nos. 2 to 7.

¶3The present application has been filed with a prayer to quash the charge sheet dated 29.10.1994 as well as entire proceedings of S.S.T No. 613 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No. 188 of 1994, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 452, 323, 504 I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(x) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Fakharpur, District Bahraich.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicants and learned counsel for opposite party nos. 2 to 7 jointly submit that in pursuance of the earlier order dated 03.10.2024 passed in Application u/s 482 No. 8966 of 2024, the matter was sent before the court below for verification of the compromise deed.

¶5It is evident from the record that the factum of the compromise has been verified by the court below vide his report dated 11.11.2024. The compromise deed is appended as Annexure 5 to the application, which goes to show that respondent nos. 2 to 7 do not want to prosecute the applicants.

¶6Learned A.G.A. fairly concedes 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, viz., 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, has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice. 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 fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further and the matter has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the compromise, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter any further.

¶9For the discussions made above, the present application is allowed.

¶10Charge sheet dated 29.10.1994 as well as entire proceedings of S.S.T No. 613 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No. 188 of 1994, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 452, 323, 504 I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(x) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Fakharpur, District Bahraich are hereby quashed.

¶11OfÏce is directed to send a copy of this order to the court concerned, forthwith. Order Date :- 20.12.2024 VKS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench