Allahabad High Court
MANJU DEVI AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The application under Section 482 is dismissed as not pressed because the parties have settled the matter.
Summary
The applicants, Manju Devi and another, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief. The counsel for the applicants informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement and had filed a fresh petition/application. Consequently, the court was asked to dismiss the pending application as it was no longer pressed. The court accepted this submission and dismissed the application, noting that the matter had been settled and the application was no longer maintainable. No further orders were made.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of an application under Section 482 when the parties have settled the dispute and filed a fresh petition?
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- settlement
- compromise
- Section 482
- Criminal Procedure Code
- dismissal
- not pressed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 28277 of 2019
Manju Devi And Another
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sunil Kumar Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Lakshmi Kant Pandey
Court No. - 73
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
1. Counsel for the applicants submits that parties have settled the matter and
entered into compromise and fresh petition/application has been filed, as
such, the application be dismissed as not pressed.
2. Accordingly, instant application is dismissed as not pressed.
(Deepak Verma,J.)
March 18, 2026
Meenu Singh
Digitally signed by :-
MEENU SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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