HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6326 of 2025 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE MRS. BABITA RANI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State of U.P., Shri Satendra Nath Rai, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and perused the record. 2. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the impugned charge sheet and summoning order dated 22.07.2024 passed by the learned C.J.M., Ayodhya in Crl. Case No.8169 of 2024 arising out of Case Crime No.09 of 2024, under Sections 147, 323, 427, 452, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Ayodhya (State vs. Annesha Sonkar and Others), copies of which are annexures-1 & 2 to the application respectively. 3. It has been contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the dispute between the parties is matrimonial in nature. This court vide order dated 06.08.2025 had referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court where settlement agreement had arrived on 12.11.2025 between the parties, which is on record and the parties have amicably settled their dispute and further agreed to withdraw their respective cases going on between them. The said fact has been mentioned in para- 6 of the settlement agreement dated 12.11.2025. 4. Hon'ble Apex Court in catena of decisions has held that inherent power can be used to do real and substantial justice as has been held in Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab, 2012 AIR SCW 5333, B.S. Joshi and others Vs State of Haryana, (2003) 3 SCC 675 and Narinder Singh Vs State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466. Hence, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Neeraj Trivedi, Ravi Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Satendra Nath Rai Aneesha Sonkar And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) inherent power can be exercised to speed up the process of ending the criminal proceedings where the settlement is arrived at between the parties. 5. In view of the aforesaid and the fact that parties do not want to pursue the case any further, the matter has been mutually settled between the parties by way of the mediation, therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the matter further. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the settlement agreement arrived at between the parties on 12.11.2025 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court, the present application is allowed and the the impugned charge sheet and summoning order dated 22.07.2024 passed by the learned C.J.M., Ayodhya in Crl. Case No.8169 of 2024 arising out of Case Crime No.09 of 2024, under Sections 147, 323, 427, 452, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Ayodhya (State vs. Annesha Sonkar and Others), copies of which are annexures-1 & 2 to the application respectively are hereby quashed. 7. Office is directed to communicate this order to trial court forthwith. November 27, 2025 S. Shivhare A482 No. 6326 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench