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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48493 Court No. - 11 Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 227 of 2020 Revisionist :- Anand Kumar Opposite Party :- Smt.Gudia Counsel for Revisionist :- Deo Raj Singh,Neeraj Kumar Rastogi,Vipul Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- Ashok Kumar,Chandra Prakash,Prakash Chandra,Uttam Kumar Awasthi Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. Instant application has been preferred by the applicants for quashing the impugned order dated 02.01.2020 passed by the First Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Hardoi passed in Case No.23/2015 (Smt. Gudiya Vs. Anand Kumar). Considering the facts of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel for the revisionist including the dispute between the parties which is matrimonial in nature, this Court vide order dated 06.09.2021 referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court, for amicable settlement between the parties. In compliance of order of this Court dated 06.09.2021, the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court alongwith settlement agreement dated 15.06.2022 has submitted its report, which has been annexed as 'Annexure- E', wherein it has been mentioned that the parties were present and they have admitted that they have entered into an agreement voluntarily and their signatures have been verified by their respective counsels. The relevant para of settlement agreement 15.06.2022 is extracted herein-under:
"5. The following settlement has been arrived at between the Parties hereto:- A) That the first party Anand Kumar (Husband) and the second party Gudia (Wife) have agreed to live together with love and affection in future. B) That both the parties will discharge their matrimonial obligations/duties and nobody will misbehave with each other and no other family member of either of the parties shall make undue interference in the family affairs of the parties. C) That both the parties will show transparent behavior with each other by sharing views to each other and any decision may be taken jointly by them. D) That the in-laws of both the parties will not interfere in their life. E) That both the parties will withdraw the pending cases which have been filed against each other, the details are given hereunder: a) Case No.23/2015 U/s 125 Cr.P.C., Gudia Vs Anand Kumar pending before Civil Judge, Junior Division, Hardoi. b) Case No.8977/2018 U/s 498A I.P.C. & 3/4 D.P. Act Police Station Pihani pending before C.J.M., Hardoi.
c) In addition to the above mentioned case if there is any other case(s) they shall also be withdrawn by either of the parties. F) That both the parties have agreed to the aforementioned terms and conditions without any undue pressure. G) That parties undertake that both the parties will follow all the terms & conditions mentioned above and if any of them fail to do so, he/she will make himself liable for playing fraud with the Court, hence for contempt of the Court." Considering the aforesaid as also the submissions made by
learned Counsel for the parties as also the report of the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, this Court is of the view that the present revision is liable to be allowed and is, accordingly, allowed in terms of settlement agreement. Consequently, impugned order dated 02.01.2020 passed by the First Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Hardoi is set aside. Office/Registry is directed to send the copy of this order to the court concerned through email/fax for necessary compliance.
Order Date :- 19.8.2025 Mohit Singh/- Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench