Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4290-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8010 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rashmi Mohan Agnihotri Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anand Kumar Bajpai,Doodh Nath Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Pranav Pandey,Sanjeev Shukla Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J. 1. Counter affidavit filed today by learned A.G.A. is taken on record. 2. Sri Rashmi Mohan Agnihotri, petitioner appearing in person has pointed out earlier order passed by this Court dated 16.10.2023 by which he had been directed to deposit Rs.5 lakh by way of bank draft made out in favour of Senior Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Lucknow which had to be kept in a interest baring account till disposal of the writ petition. 3. It has been submitted that the parties had tried to settle their dispute through mediation proceedings but it was not successful and we have gone through the report of Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court dated 15.07.2024. 4. It has been submitted by Sri Rashmi Mohan Agnihotri, petitioner that since the Court had directed that bank draft be deposited in the name of the Senior Registrar which shall be kept in interest bearing account and such deposit had been made on 27.10.2023. Now the Final Report has been prepared and filed before the court concerned, the money he has deposited be directed to be released. 5. Let an appropriate application be moved before the Senior Registrar for release of Rs.5 lakhs which has been deposited in pursuance of this Court's earlier order in favour of the petitioner. If such an application is moved within a week, necessary order be passed thereon within a further period of one week thereafter to release the amount in question along with interest at bank rates. 6. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 22.1.2025 Shubhankar Digitally signed by :- SHUBHANKAR THAKUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench