PUTTU LAL GUPTAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

      CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 13336 of 2026

Puttu Lal Gupta
                                                        .....Petitioner(s)
                                Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                      .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)          :   Jitendra Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s)          :   Aman Arya, G.A.

Court No. - 47
                  HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
                  HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for the
State, Sri Aman Arya, learned counsel for respondent No. 4 and
perused the record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that on account of
monetary dispute between the parties, the impugned FIR was
lodged.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has next submitted that
impugned FIR was challenged by the petitioner by filing the instant
writ petition before this Hon'ble Court and this Court, with the consent
of the parties, had referred the matter to the Mediation and
Conciliation Centre of this Court in order to enable the parties to
explore the possibility of settling the dispute through mediation vide
order dated 09.06.2026.

4. Pursuant to the said order dated 09.06.2026, the parties appeared
before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and
thereafter, with the help of the Mediators, the dispute between the
parties has been amicably and genuinely resolved and in this regard,
a Settlement Agreement dated 07.08.2026 has also been drawn
between the parties, a copy of which has been forwarded to this
Court and is placed on record, which shall form part of this writ
petition.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has next submitted that terms of
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the settlement agreement made between the parties has also been
fulfilled by the parties and now, there remains no liability against each
other.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner has next submitted that in view
of the terms of settlement agreement made between the parties, the
impugned FIR be quashed.

7. Learned counsel for the respondent no.4 has also appeared and
has acknowledged the said settlement agreement and has further
stated that the entire terms of settlement agreement has been
satisfied and there remains no liability against each other.

8. Learned counsel for the respondent no.4, on instructions, has
further submitted that he has no objection if the impugned FIR qua
the petitioner is quashed.

9. Learned AGA for the State could not dispute the aforesaid facts.

10. This Court is not unmindful of the judgements of the Hon'ble Apex
Court passed in the cases of Narinder Singh and others Vs. State
of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466, Parbatbhai Aahir Vs. State of
Gujarat, (2017) 9 SCC 641 and State of M.P. Vs. Laxmi Narayan,
(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 given by this Court in
Shaifullah and others Vs. State of U.P. and another [2013 (83)
ACC 278], in which, law expounded by Hon'ble Apex Court in the
aforesaid cases has been explained in detail.

11. 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.

12. Accordingly, the entire proceedings of impugned FIR dated
17.12.2025 giving rise to Case Crime No. 604 of 2025, under
Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 and
Section 66(D) of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008,
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                                    Police Station Jalalabad, District Shahjahanpur, are quashed.

                                    13. The instant writ petition stands allowed.

                                    September 29, 2026
                                    R
                                                                 (Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
RAM ASARE MORYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad