Allahabad High Court
ANEES AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P.AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The High Court held that, given the verified amicable settlement, it may quash the proceedings under its inherent powers under Section 482 of the CrPC.
Summary
The applicants and the State entered into a compromise concerning criminal case No. 6186 of 2016, which involved offences under IPC sections 420, 467, 468 and 471. The compromise was verified by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate on 21‑01‑2026, and both parties and the A.G.A. raised no objection to its effect. The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quash of the pending proceedings. The High Court, after considering the verified settlement and the submissions of counsel, held that it was in the interest of justice to exercise its inherent powers and dismiss the case. Consequently, the charge‑sheet, cognizance order and all proceedings were quashed, and the application was allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can quash pending criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the CrPC on the basis of a compromise between the parties, including for offences that are ordinarily non‑compoundable.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
- Indian Penal Code — s. 420, 467, 468, 471
Subjects
- compromise
- quash
- Section 482
- inherent powers
- criminal proceedings
- non‑compoundable offences
- High Court
- settlement
- justice
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 36741 of 2018
Anees And 5 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P.And Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Javed Akhtar, Pradeep Saxena,
Shashi Shanker Shukla, Ved Prakash
Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Aditya Prasad Misra
Court No. - 83
HON'BLE SUBHASH CHANDRA SHARMA, J.
Supplementary affidavit filed today by learned counsel for the applicants is
taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the opposite
party as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the material on record.
It is submitted that in this case both the parties are entered into compromise
and matter in dispute has been settled amicably and compromise has also
been verified before the learned trial court regarding which report
transmitted by the learned court dated 21.01.2026 is on record, therefore,
request to quash the entire proceedings of the case on the basis of
compromise between the parties.
Learned counsel for the opposite party as well as learned A.G.A. has no
objection in this regard.
On considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made
by learned counsel for both the parties as well as learned A.G.A. and the fact
that dispute between the parties has been settled amicably and compromise
entered into between the parties which has already been verified by the
learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 10, Meerut dated
21.01.2026 copy of which is on record, therefore, it will be of no use to keep
the proceedings pending before the learned court. As a result, it will be in the
interest of justice to quash the entire proceedings of the case in terms of
compromise.
Accordingly, the entire proceedings including charge-sheet dated
07.01.2018, cognizance order dated 18.07.2018 in Criminal Case No. 6186
A482 No. 36741 of 2018
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of 2016 (State Vs. Anees and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 83 of
2017, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. at Police Station Civil Lines,
District Meerut pending in the court of learned 4th Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Meerut are hereby quashed in terms of compromise between the
parties.
Accordingly, the present application is, hereby, allowed.
March 19, 2026
Suraj Srivastav
(Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SURAJ SRIVASTAVA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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