SMT. GUDIYA @ KAMAR SHAHEEN AND 7 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                 APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 51826 of 2025

Smt. Gudiya @ Kamar Shaheen And 7 Others
                                                              .....Applicant(s)
                                    Versus

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

Counsel for Applicant(s)                     :   Lalit Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)                :   G.A., Sikandar Raza

Court No. - 83
                    HON'BLE CHAWAN PRAKASH, J.

1. Heard Sri Lalit Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for applicants, Sri
Sikandar Raza, learned counsel for opposite party No.2 and learned AGA
for the State.

2. The present application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed by
the applicants with a prayer to quash the charge sheet dated 07.01.2025
along with cognizance and summoning order dated 30.10.2025 in Case
crime no.375 of 2023 (State Vs. Mohd. Azahar & others.) under Sections
498-A,323,504, 506,406 I.P.C, and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, along
with section-4 Muslim women (Protection of Marriage) Act 2019, Police
Station - Shahganj, District-Agra, pending in the Court of Judicial
Magistrate, Court no.6 Agra.

3. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that applicants and
opposite party no.2 have amicably settled their dispute out of the Court.
Applicants approached this Court by filing this application with prayer to
quash the proceedings on terms of compromise entered between the
parties, this Court vide order dated 9.3.2026 directed the parties to appear
before the trial court for verification of the parties and compromise
application. Trial court vide order dated 30.3.2026 verified the parties as
well as compromise application. He further submitted that applicants 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 dispute and as such opposite party no.2 does not wish to
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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.

4. 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 him. He
submits that opposite party no. 2 has no objection, if the proceedings in
the aforesaid case are quashed.

5. Learned AGA submitted that both the parties have settled their dispute
out of the court, hence, no reason to proceed further.

6. 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 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.

7. 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.

8. Accordingly, the charge sheet dated 07.01.2025 along with cognizance
and summoning order dated 30.10.2025 in Case crime no.375 of 2023
(State Vs. Mohd. Azahar & others.) under Sections 498-A,323,504,
506,406 I.P.C, and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, along with section-4
Muslim women (Protection of Marriage) Act 2019, Police Station -
Shahganj, District-Agra, pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate,
Court no.6 Agra are hereby quashed.
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                                    9. This application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. is accordingly allowed.



                                                                                       (Chawan Prakash,J.)
                                    September 17, 2026
                                    Md Faisal




Digitally signed by :-
MOHD FAISAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad