Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:29188 Court No. - 29 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7170 of 2017 Applicant :- Ajay Shukla And Ors. Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr. Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Kumar Kanaujea Counsel for Opposite Party :- Govt. Advocate,S.C. Misra Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State-opposite party and perused the record. 2. The instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C (Now Section 528 BNSS) has been filed with the following prayer:- "For the facts, reasons and circumstances stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the cognizance order dated 05.09.2016 relating to Case No. 964/2016 "State Vs. Ajay Shukla and others" pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-l, Hardoi and also for quashing of Charge Sheet No. 29/2016 dated 15.07.2017 relating to Case Crime No. 21/2016 under Section 498-A, 323, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Hardoi. It is further prayed that proceeding of Case No. 964/2016 "State Vs. Ajay Shukla and others" pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1, Hardoi may be stayed during pendency of this petition." 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the matter pertains to matrimonial dispute and parties were agreed for referring the matter to Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and this Court vide order dated 07.11.2017 referred the matter, wherein the parties appeared and settled their dispute amicably. The settlement agreement dated 26.02.2021 alongwith a covering letter of Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court is on record. It has been intimated by the mediator that 'mediation completed and agreement enclosed'. 4. From perusal of the settlement agreement, it transpires that both the parties are agreed to withdraw all the cases instituted and pending against each other and the details of the Case Crime No. 21 of 2016 are also mentioned in the settlement agreement. 5. Considering the aforesaid submission of learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State and the settlement agreement dated 26.02.2021, including the report of Mediation and Conciliation Centre dated 26.02.2021, the criminal proceeding of Criminal Case No.964 of 2016 "State Vs. Ajay Shukla and others", arising out of Case Crime No. 21 of 2016, under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 is hereby quashed. 6. The settlement agreement dated 26.02.2021 appended alongwith this application shall be the part of this order. 7. The matter is consigned to the record. 8. The application is allowed accordingly. Order Date :- 16.5.2025 Mohd. Sharif Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD SHARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD SHARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench