Allahabad High Court
MOHD WARIS AND 9 OTHERSversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The Court quashed the charge sheet and the entire prosecution, holding that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the case after a valid compromise.
Summary
The husband, Mohd Waris, and nine others were charged under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354, 354-A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act following a matrimonial dispute. The wife filed an FIR, but the parties later reached a compromise through a mediation centre, agreeing to live together peacefully and withdraw all pending claims. Both the wife and the State’s counsel expressed no objection to quashing the proceedings. Relying on Supreme Court precedents that allow compromise even for certain cognizable and non‑compoundable offences, the High Court held that continuing the prosecution would serve no useful purpose. Consequently, the charge sheet, summons and the entire prosecution were quashed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C.
Issues considered
- Whether a prosecution for offences including 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354, 354-A IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act can be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. after the parties have reached a compromise.
- Whether compromise is permissible for the said cognizable and non‑compoundable offences.
Legislation cited
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — s. 3, 4
- Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 354, 354A, 498A, 504, 506
Subjects
- compromise
- Section 482 Cr.P.C.
- quash of prosecution
- non‑compoundable offences
- dowry prohibition
- matrimonial dispute
- mediation
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 26848 of 2024
Mohd Waris And 9 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sudhir Kumar
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Akash Srivastava, Avinash Singh
Chauhan, G.A., Virendra Singh
Chauhan
Court No. - 74
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the
informant, and learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The present 482 Cr.P.C.application has been filed to quash the charge
sheet dated 23.02.2024, cognizance/summoning order dated 12.04.2024 and
the entire prosecution of the applicants, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506,
354, 354-A I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, in Criminal Case No. 2191 of 2024
(Arising out of Crime No. 663 of 2023), Police Station Murad Nagar,
District Ghaziabad, (State Versus Waris and others), pending before the
Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Court No.1, Ghaziabad.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitteds that applicant no.1-Mohd.
Waris is husband of opposite party no.2. The marriage was solemnized
between the applicant no.1 and the opposite party no. 2 on 11.08.2020 with
Muslim rites and rituals, without any demand of dowry. Thereafter, on
account of some matrimonial dispute, the opposite party no.2 lodged the
present first information report under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354,
354-A I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act against the husband and in-laws and 10 other
members of family including the applicant no.1-husband. Thereafter
applicants have challenged the proceedings and this Court vide order dated
28.08.2024 referred the matter before the Mediation Centre and parties have
entered into compromise and amicably settled their dispute out of the Court.
As per mediation center report dated 22.01.2025, parties have entered into
compromise and they are living happily as husband and wife as per Para No.
7 of the mediation centre report 22.01.2025, which is extracted below:-
7. अंतरिम समझौता दिनांक 04.12.2024 के अनुसार वादकारियों के बीच में निम्नलिखित
समझौता सम्पन्न हुआ है:-
क. यह कि दोनो पक्ष अंतरिम समझौता दिनांक 04.12.2024 से सौहार्द पूर्ण एं व स्नेह पूर्वक
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बतौर पती पत्नी के रूप में रह रहे है एं व आज मध्यस्थ के समक्ष उपस्थित हैं और कथन करते हैं
कि आगे भी वे दोनों पूर्ण सौहार्द और स्नेह पूर्वक साथ-साथ रहेंगें तथा वैवाहिक जीवन के
दायित्वों का निर्वाहन करेंगें तथा एक दूसरे का सम्मान करेंगें।
ख. यह कि पति आश्वस्त करता है कि वह अपनी पत्नी एवं पुत्री का पूरा ध्यान रखेगा एवं उनकी
सभी ज़रूरतों और आवश्यकताओं को पूर्ण करेगा।
ग. यह कि पती एवं पत्नी ऐसा कोई कार्य नहीं करेंगे जिससे किसी भी पक्ष को मानसिक या
शारीरिक रूप से ठे स पहुंचे और वे अपनी गतिविधियों से एक-दूसरे को संतुष्ट करने का प्रयास
करेंगे।
घ. यह कि पक्षों के बीच इस बात पर भी सहमति बनी है कि वे शांतिपूर्ण और सौहार्दपूर्ण
माहौल में रहकर उचित व्यवहार करेंगे।
ङ. यह कि दोनो पक्षकारों के सगे-संबंधी दोनो के शांतिपूर्ण वैवाहिक जीवन में हस्तक्षेप नहीं
करेंगें।
च. यह कि दोनो पक्ष एक दूसरे के विरूद्ध पंजीकृत विचाराधीन समस्त वादो को वापस लेंगे।
छ. यह कि दोनो पक्ष एक दूसरे के खिलाफ, इस वैवाहिक वाद के संदर्भ में कोई नया वाद दायर
नही करेंगे।
4. Learned counsel for the applicants also submitted that applicant no.1 and
opposite party no.2 compromised the matter and opposite party No.2 does
not want to proceed the matter against the applicants. He further submitted
that applicants and opposite party no.2 have settled through compromise
their private and civil dispute and as such opposite party no.2 does not wish
to press the aforesaid case against the applicants. Opposite party no.2 is
ready to withdraw the prosecution of the applicants and in view of the
compromise, no fruitful purpose would be served if the prosecution is
allowed to go on.
5. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite party no.2 does not dispute the
correctness of the submission made by learned counsel for the applicants or
the correctness of the documents relied upon by them. He submits that
opposite party no. 2 has no objection, if the proceedings in the aforesaid case
are quashed.
6. Learned AGA submitted that both the parties have settled their dispute out
of the Court, hence, no reason to proceed further.
7. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Narindra Singh and others Vs.
State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Parbatbhai Aahir @ Parbatbhai Vs.
State of Gujarat (2017) 9 SCC, 641, Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab
(2012) 10 SCC 303 and State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayanan (2019) 5 SCC
688, wherein Hon'ble Apex Court has categorically held that compromise
can be made between the parties even in respect of certain cognizable and
non-compoundable offences. Reference may also be made to the decision
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given by this Court in Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. and another
[2013 (83) ACC 278], in which, law expounded by the Hon'ble Apex Court
in the aforesaid cases has been explained in detail.
8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, as noted herein
above, and also the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this
Court is of the considered opinion that no useful purpose would be served by
prolonging the proceedings of the above mentioned case.
9. Accordingly, charge sheet dated 23.02.2024, cognizance/summoning
order dated 12.04.2024 and the entire prosecution of the applicants, under
Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354, 354-A I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, in
Criminal Case No. 2191 of 2024 (Arising out of Crime No. 663 of 2023),
Police Station Murad Nagar, District Ghaziabad, (State Versus Waris and
others), pending before the Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Court
No.1, Ghaziabad are hereby quashed.
10. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C is accordingly allowed.
(Deepak Verma,J.)
September 15, 2026
T.S.
Digitally signed by :-
TRIBHUWAN SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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