Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48898 Court No. - 14 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4817 of 2025 Applicant :- Mo. Achchhan And 7 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd. Islam Khan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Sabir Ali,Shri Ajeet Kumar Gupta Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State, as well as Shri Ajeet Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2, 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 entire proceedings of Case No.31466/2024 (State Vs. Achchhan and others), arising out of Case Crime No.0280/2023, under Sections 498-A, 323 and 506 I.P.C. read with Section 3/4 D.P. Act and Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2018 lodged at Police Station Khargupur, District Gonda, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gonda and to quash the charge-sheet no.01/2023 dated 24.10.2023 filed in 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 09.06.2025 the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and the parties appeared their and entered into settlement/agreement on 21.07.2025. 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. 2 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 21.07.2025. 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 21.07.2025 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, allowing the impugned proceedings to run further would amount to abuse of process of law. 7. Thus, the entire proceedings of Case No.31466/2024 (State Vs. Achchhan and others), arising out of Case Crime No.0280/2023, under Sections 498-A, 323 and 506 I.P.C. read with Section 3/4 D.P. Act and Section 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2018 lodged at Police Station Khargupur, District Gonda, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gonda, including the charge- sheet no.01/2023 dated 24.10.2023 are hereby quashed. 8. The settlement/agreement dated 21.07.2025 shall be part of this order. 9. The application stands allowed. [Shree Prakash Singh,J.] Order Date :- 20.8.2025 MVS/- Digitally signed by :- MANOJ VIKRAM SINGH CHAUHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench