HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 36890 of 2025 Court No. - 79 (Sl.No. 19) HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J. 1. Heard Sri Sarfaraj Ahamad Siddiquei, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Prashant Saxena, learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking quashing of the charges sheet dated 27.10.2021 as well as the entire proceeding of Case No. 99 of 2025 (State of U.P. vs. Nafis Ahmad and others) arising out of Case Crime No.348 of 2019, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, district Prayagraj, pending before the court of Additional Civil Judge (J.D.) Room No. 21, Prayagraj. 3. Learned counsel for applicants submits that applicant no.1 is the husband of opposite party no.2, though there is a matrimonial discord between the applicant no.1 and the opposite party no.2, due to which the applicants have been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that if an opportunity is granted to the parties, there is a possibility of amicable settlement of entire matrimonial dispute between the parties if the matter is sent to mediation centre of this Court. 4. Learned counsels for the parties admit that there are chances of reconciliation between the parties. 5. In view of the aforesaid submission, the instant case is referred to Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court subject to deposit of a sum of Rs. 35,000/- by the applicant by way of demand draft / pay order Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Chandra Pandey, Sarfaraj Ahamad Siddiquei Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Nafis Ahmad And Another .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) in the name of Registrar General A/c, Allahabad High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre within a period of two weeks from today. After deposit of the aforesaid amount, the Mediation Centre shall send a notice to the opposite party no.2 fixing 07.11.2025 to appear before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court on the date fixed in the notice. Out of aforesaid amount, a sum of Rs. 10,000/- shall be payable to the opposite party no.2 on her first appearance, Rs. 10,000/- on her second appearance and Rs. 10,000/- on her third appearance or final settlement, whichever is earlier before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The balance amount of Rs. 5,000/- shall be retained by the Mediation Centre towards cost of Mediation. The Mediation Centre shall submit its report in the matter within three months. 6. The parties may contact the Coordinator of the Mediation Centre on Mobile No. 9554303060 as well as E-Mail ID- ahcmccmediationcampaign2025@gmail.com. 7. List this case on 28.01.2026 before the appropriate Bench. 8. In view of the fact as noted above and that the matter has been referred for mediation at the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad, as an interim measure it is provided that no coercive action shall be taken against applicants till the next date of listing, from the date of deposit of amount as directed herein above. 9. However, it is provided that if the amount, as directed above, is not deposited by the applicant within the aforesaid period, the protection granted to the applicant shall automatically stand vacated and the instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. shall stand dismissed, without any further reference to the Court. October 7, 2025 Ashish Pd. NA528 No. 36890 of 2025 2 (Anish Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH PRASAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad