Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:49254 Court No. - 14 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1727 of 2024 Applicant :- Kshitij Ahuja And Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And Others Counsel for Applicant :- Shailender Singh,Ankit Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Shobhit Kant Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. Instant application under section 482 Cr.P.C./528 of the B.N.S.S.,2023 has been filed with the prayer to quash the charge-sheet dated 05.04.2022 filed in Case Crime No.0544/2021, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 and 506 IPC, lodged at Police Station Shahabad, District Hardoi, to quash the summoning order dated 16.12.2022 and to quash the entire proceedings arising out of the aforesaid case crime number. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicants that the matter pertains to matrimonial dispute and the parties have settled their dispute before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court. He submits that vide order dated 01.04.2024; the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and the parties appeared their and entered into settlement/agreement on 24.08.2024. He further submits that now there is no dispute in between the parties and, therefore, the criminal proceedings instituted against the applicants may be quashed. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 3 has supported the version of learned counsel for the applicants and submitted that the parties have settled their dispute and executed a settlement agreement dated 24.08.2024. 5. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the contention aforesaid. 6. Considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perusing the record, including the Mediators' report dated 24.08.2024 appended with the settlement/agreement, it transpires that the parties have settled their dispute and there is a report of the Mediators that the mediation between the parties got succeeded. Now, since the parties have settled their dispute, therefore, allowing criminal prosecution would amount to harassment and no fruitful purpose would be subserved. 7. Consequently, the criminal proceeding, arising out of Case Crime No.0544/2021, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 and 506 IPC, lodged at Police Station Shahabad, District Hardoi, are hereby quashed. 8. The settlement/agreement dated 24.08.2024 shall be part of this order. 9. The application stands allowed. [Shree Prakash Singh,J.] Order Date :- 21.8.2025 MVS/- Digitally signed by :- MANOJ VIKRAM SINGH CHAUHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench