HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9209 of 2024 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN, J. HON'BLE SYED QAMAR HASAN RIZVI, J. 1. Heard. 2. This Court has passed the order dated 03.12.2024, which reads as under: "Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned A.G.A. for State. This petition seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the First Information Report dated 01.08.2024 bearing Case Crime No.263 of 2024 for the offence under Sections 498-A, 506, 504, 323 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station-Vibhuti Khand, District-Lucknow. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the impugned F.I.R. is an outcome of matrimonial dispute and this dispute may be settled amicably through Mediation & Conciliation Centre, therefore, the matter may be referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre of this Court. Learned counsel for petitioners has further submitted that to show the bona fide, petitioners are ready and willing to place the demand draft of Rs.30,000/- in favour of respondent no.3-wife before this Court on the next date. Put up this case on 13.12.2024 in additional cause list amongst top ten cases. By the said date demand draft of Rs.30,000/- in favour of wife-respondent no.3 shall be placed before this Court. " Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dinesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Anand Kumar Srivastava, Ayush Srivastava, Surya Deep Adarsh Maurya And 6 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 3. In compliance of the aforesaid order, the parties appeared before the mediation centre and mediation could not be successful. The mediation report dated 17.02.2025 indicates that "Mediation completed. No agreement." 4. Opposite party No.3- Smt. Poonam Bharti is present in the Court along with her Advocate Mr. Ayush Srivastava. 5. It has been informed at the bar that the investigation is still pending consideration and charge-sheet has not been filed. The offences under which the FIR has been lodged is having punishment up to seven years, therefore, the investigating agency shall follow the dictum of Apex Court in re: Satender Kumar Antil vs. CBI and others and Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of finally directing the investigating agency to complete the investigation strictly in accordance with law following the dictum of Apex Court in re: Satender Kumar Antil (supra) and Arnesh Kumar (supra). September 12, 2025 Reena/- CRLP No. 9209 of 2024 2 (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- REENA KANNAUJIYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench