Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:117259 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD ***** (SL No.8) Court No. - 78 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 35550 of 2024 Applicant :- Sant Ram Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 9 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Lakshman Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta,J. 1. Heard Sri Lakshman Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Vinay Kumar Sahu, learned counsel for the State. 2. The instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking quashing of the order dated 01.07.2024 passed in Complaint Case No. 129 of 2023 (Sant Ram vs. Mahendra Kumar and Others)under Sections 395, 397, 427, 323 I.P.C., P.S.- Airach, District- Jhansi. 3. Learned counsel of the applicant submits that the son of the applicant was married to opposite party no.6 and there was some matrimonial dispute between them and she has filed the proceedings under Section 498-A etc. against the applicant, his son, and other family members. Subsequently, the applicant herein has filed an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. with regard to an incident dated 08.10.2023. The same was directed to be treated as a complaint case on 08.11.2023. As per the police report received in the instant case, when the applicant had gone to drop his daughter-in-law at her parental home, a dispute arose. The police was called. The police has brought both parties to the police station. Therefore, the wife had lodged a complaint under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354 I.P.C. and 3/4 of the D.P. Act, against the applicant, her husband and other family members. 4. The complaint filed by the applicant herein was pending since 02.12.2023 and various dates were fixed. Except for two dates, the applicant did not appear before the court concerned for recording his statements under Section 200 Cr.P.C., despite various opportunities granted to applicant. Therefore, vide order dated 01.07.2024, the said complaint was rejected for want of prosecution. 5. In view of the aforesaid totality of the facts, specifically, that despite various opportunities given to the applicant to record his statement and did not prosecute his complaint. Therefore, this court does not find any illegality in the impugned order dated 01.7.2024. Thus, the instant application lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 18.7.2025 Shubham Arya (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) Digitally signed by :- SHUBHAM ARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad