HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1794 of 2025 Court No. - 43 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE ABDUL SHAHID, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri S.C.Dwivedi, learned counsel appearing for the first-informant and the learned A.G.A. for the State-respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for quashing the FIR dated 12.12.2024 giving rise to Case Crime No. 517 of 2024, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354(B), 377 IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Sourikh, District Kannauj. 3. When there was a matrimonial dispute between petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 4, then an FIR was lodged by the respondent no. 4. The dispute being matrimonial one, the matter was referred on 11.2.2025 to Allahabad High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, wherein on 1.6.2025, the Mediator brought on record a successful settlement between the parties and the settlement arrived at between the parties is contained in paragraph nos. 7, 8 and 9 of the settlement agreement made. Paragraph Nos. 7, 8 and 9 of the agreement are being reproduced below:- "7) The following settlement has been arrived at between the Parties hereto:- (a) That both the parties have agreed to live separately and dissolve their marriage and in this regard they have filed a petition u/s 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Kannauj and the same is registered as Case No. 300 of 2025. The parties shall produce certified copy of the aforesaid divorce petition before the Hon'ble High Court at the time of hearing. (b) That it has been agreed between the parties that petitioner no. 1-husband shall pay an amount of Rs.15,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Lakh only) to Yashi (Respondent No. 4-Wife) towards the permanent alimony including Stridhan and all her other financial claims and maintenance. The said amount shall be paid by way of demand draft drawn in her favour. (c) That today i.e. 01.06.2025 the petitioner no. 1-husband has handed over a demand draft bearing no. 992487 dated 27.05.2025 for Rs.7,50,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakh Fifty Thousand only) drawn on State Bank of India in favour of Yashee (wife) and she has acknowledged the receipt of the same. (d) That it has been agreed between the parties that the remaining amount i.e. Rs.7,50,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakh Fifty Thousand only) shall be paid by Narendra Yadav (Petitioner No. 1-Husband) to Yashi (Respondent No. 4-Wife) at the time of final judgment in Case No. 300 of 2025 pending in Family Court, Kannauj by way of demand draft, on 16-6-2025 and both are party present. (e) That it has also been agreed between the parties that all civil and criminal cases filed by them against each other regarding present matrimonial dispute shall be withdrawn by the parties concerned by taking appropriate steps before the Court/authority concerned. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajeev Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Suresh Chandra Dwivedi Narendra Yadav And 7 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) (f) That the Respondent No. 4-wife shall have no objection, if the Hon'ble Court pleases to allow the Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 1794 of 2025, in view of the instant settlement. (g) That the parties will not file any fresh case against each other in respect of this matrimonial dispute. They have no claim against each other in future also. 8.-By signing this Agreement the Parties hereto state that the Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 1794 of 2025 and all disputes and differences in this regard have been amicably settled by the Parties hereto through the process of Conciliation/Mediation. 9.-This settlement had been read over and explained to the parties in Hindi in presence of their respective counsels, thereafter, they have signed the settlement." 4. In view of the fact that the dispute has now been settled, we are of the view that no useful purpose would be served to further proceed vis-a-vis the impugned FIR. 5. Under such circumstances, the impugned FIR dated 12.12.2024 giving rise to Case Crime No. 517 of 2024, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354(B), 377 IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Sourikh, District Kannauj, is quashed and the writ petition stands allowed. September 12, 2025 sfa/ CRLP No. 1794 of 2025 2 (Abdul Shahid,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SYED FAHEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad