HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8101 of 2023 Court No. - 14 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State of U.P., 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 entire criminal proceedings arising out of Case Crime No.711 of 2022 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District - Ayodhya. 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 18.8.2023 had referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court where settlement agreement had arrived on 15.4.2024 between the parties, it is on record. The parties have amicably settled their dispute and further agreed to withdraw the cases going on between them. The said fact has been mentioned in para 6 of the settlement agreement dated 15.4.2024. 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shilendra Kumar, Rachit Sondhi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Anil Sharma, Vaibhav Gupta Maneesh Kumar And Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Deptt. Civil Secrt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Narinder Singh Vs State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466. Hence, 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 15.4.2024 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court, the present application is allowed and the entire criminal proceedings arising out of Case Crime No.711 of 2022 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District - Ayodhya is hereby quashed. November 25, 2025 GauraV/- A482 No. 8101 of 2023 2 (Rajeev Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench