Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39513 Court No. - 15 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 11199 of 2024 Applicant :- Ranjeet Yadav And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Praveen Tripathi,Mukesh Kumar Sharma,Sabhajeet Rai Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Abhitendra Singh,Ajai Kumar Singh,Jaibind Singh Rathour,Yogendra Pratap Singh Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Praveen Tripathi, the learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Jaibind Singh Rathour, the learned counsel for opposite party No.2. 2. The applicants in the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C are seeking quashing of the entire proceeding of Case No. 102577 of 2024, 'State v. Ranjeet Yadav & ors.', arising out of F.I.R./Case Crime No. 0097 of 2023, P.S. Mahila Thana, District Lucknow, pending in the Court of Civil Judge (J.D.)/F.T.C. Crime against women, Lucknow, including the carge-sheet dated 23.02.2024 as well as the summoning order dated 22.10.2024 passed in the said case. 3. The matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court by means of an order dated 09.01.2025. The Mediation Centre has submitted a report dated 15.05.2025 stating that the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement. The original settlement has been forwarded by the Mediation and Conciliation Centre to this court, wherein the parties have resolved their disputes and the opposite party no.2 has expressed consent for quashing of the criminal proceedings instituted by her. 4. The learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 has accepted the settlement entered into before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and has supported the prayer for quashing of the proceedings. 5. Considering the fact that the dispute between the parties is personal in nature and ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in the cases of B. S. Joshi and others versus State of Haryana and another :(2003) 4 SCC 675, Nikhil Merchant versus C.B.I. and another : (2008) 9 SCC 677, Manoj Sharma versus State and others : (2008) 16 SCC 1, Gian Singh versus Station of Punjab: (2010) 15 SCC 118 and Narinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another: (2014) 6 SCC 466, it would be appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the case to quash the criminal proceedings as continuance of the criminal proceedings would be an exercise in futility. 6. 6. In view of the fact that the parties have settled their dispute outside the Court by way of compromise arrived at between the parties and law laid down by the Supreme Court of India, the present application is allowed and the entire proceeding of Case No. 102577 of 2024, 'State v. Ranjeet Yadav & ors.', arising out of F.I.R./Case Crime No. 0097 of 2023, P.S. Mahila Thana, District Lucknow, pending in the Court of Civil Judge (J.D.)/F.T.C. Crime against women, Lucknow, including the carge-sheet dated 23.02.2024 as well as the summoning order dated 22.10.2024 passed in the said case. are hereby quashed. . (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Order Date :- 10.7.2025 -Amit K- Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench