Allahabad High Court
RIZWAN AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- CHAWAN PRAKASH
Holding
The Court held that the proceedings are quashed as the parties have settled their grievances, consistent with Supreme Court precedent.
Summary
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the cognizance order and charge‑sheet in a criminal case (Criminal Case No.2477/2024) involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, where the parties reached a compromise and deposited a settlement sum. Both the applicants and the opposite party consented to the settlement and the opposite party raised no objection to quashing the proceedings. Relying on a line of Supreme Court decisions that allow quashing of criminal matters where the parties have settled their grievances, the Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC. The Court ordered the complete quash of the proceedings against the applicants and allowed the application.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal proceeding can be quashed under Section 482 CrPC on the basis of a settlement reached between the parties.
- Whether the settlement extinguishes liability under the specific IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act provisions alleged.
- Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to quash the cognizance order and charge‑sheet in the present case.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — s. 3, 4
- Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 498-A, 504
Subjects
- settlement
- quash
- Section 482 CrPC
- mediation
- compromise
- dowry prohibition
- IPC offences
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2558 of 2025
Rizwan And 6 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashish Goyal, Mohd Shahrukh Wasim
Ansari
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Rajesh Yadav, Shubham Kumar
Court No. - 83
HON'BLE CHAWAN PRAKASH, J.
1. Heard Mr. Ashish Goyal, learned Counsel for the applicants, Mr.
Shubham Kumar, learned Counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and learned
A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with
the following prayer:
"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be
pleased to quash the impugned cognizance/summoning order dated
29.01.2024 as well as Charge-sheet dated 31.10.2022 and entire
proceeding giving rise to Criminal Case No.2477/2024 (State .Vs. Rizwan
and others) arising out of Case Crime No.0276/2022, Under Sections
498-A, 323, 504 I.P.C. and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961,
P.S. Ramgarh, District Firozabad, pending before the Judicial
Magistrate, Firozabad."
3. This Court, vide order dated 15.04.2025, referred the matter before the
Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad with the
direction that the applicants shall deposit a sum of Rs. 35,000/- at the
Mediation Centre.
4. Learned Counsel for the applicants submits that the mediation
succeeded. The parties before this Court had made a request that they
have entered into a compromise in this matter and have settled all the
disputes between them and now they do not want to proceed with this
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matter.
5. As per report dated 13.07.2025 of Mediation Centre, parties have
entered into compromise.
6. Learned Counsel for the opposite party no.2 submits that he has no
objection if the impugned proceedings pending against the applicants is
quashed.
7. The law with regards to quashing of a case on the basis of settlement
arrived between the parties, is well settled. The Apex Court in the cases of
(1) B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another: (2003)4
SCC 675; (2) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation :
(2008) 9 SCC 677; (3) Manoj Sharma Vs. State and others: ( 2008) 16
SCC 1; (4) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab: (2012) 10 SCC 303; (5)
Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. And another: 2013 (83) ACC
278 and (6) Parbatbhai Ahir@Parbatbhai @ Bhimsinbhai Karmur
and others Vs. State of Gujarat and another: (2017) 9 SCC 641 has
held that the cases in which the parties have settled their grievances can
be quashed.
8. From perusal of the records and the law laid down by the Apex Court
on the subject matter, the present case is a good case for exercising
powers by this Court to quash the proceedings as prayed for by the
applicants.
9. The entire proceedings of the aforesaid case with regard to the present
applicants are hereby quashed.
10. The present application is allowed.
(Chawan Prakash,J.)
September 21, 2026
Vijay
Digitally signed by :-
VIJAY KUMAR SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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