Allahabad High Court

SMT. KHUSHBU PRAJAPATI AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided: 20 September 2026
Bench: MANJU RANI CHAUHAN

Holding

The criminal revision is dismissed as having become infructuous due to the parties' compromise.

Summary

The petitioners Smt. Khushbu Prajapati and another filed a criminal revision (No. 2212 of 2024) before the Allahabad High Court under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, challenging an earlier order. During the pendency of the revision, the parties to the underlying case (Harshit Raj Sangam and others vs. State of U.P.) entered into a compromise and filed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. No. 1651 of 2025 reflecting that they had no grievance against each other. The court examined the effect of the compromise on the pending revision. It held that the compromise rendered the revision infructuous because there was no longer any dispute to be adjudicated. Consequently, the court dismissed the criminal revision as infructuous. The order was pronounced by Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan, J. on 21 September 2026.

Issues considered

What is the effect of a compromise between parties on a pending criminal revision under Section 482 Cr.P.C.?

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482

Subjects

criminal revision
compromise
Section 482 CrPC
dismissal
infructuous

Judgment

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 2212 of 2024

Smt. Khushbu Prajapati And Another
.....Revisionist(s)
Versus

State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)

Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Rahul Kumar Jadaun
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Ashwani Kumar Mishra, G.A.,
Siddharth Saran, Vikram Kumar, Vivek
Srivastava

Court No. - 52
HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.

As the parties have entered into a compromise in Application under
Section 482 Cr.P.C. No. 1651 of 2025 (Harshit Raj Sangam and 2
Others vs. State of U.P. and Another), which has been decided on the
basis of the said compromise, wherein the parties have decided to
stay together happily and have no grudge against each other, the
present criminal revision has become infructuous.

Accordingly, the criminal revision is dismissed as having become
infructuous.

(Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.)
September 21, 2026
Rahul.

Digitally signed by :-
RAHUL GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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