HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 157 of 2025 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. HON'BLE MRS. BABITA RANI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents no.1 and 3, and Sri Parmendra Kumar holding brief of Sri Ganesh Kumar Gupta, learned counsel appearing for respondent no.2. 2. Instant petition has been filed praying for quashing of the first information report dated 25.12.2024 bearing no.0223, under Sections 498- A, 323, 504, 506, 420 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, lodged at Police Station Vikas Nagar, District Lucknow. Further prayer is for a mandamus commanding the respondent no.3 not to arrest the petitioners in pursuance to the aforesaid FIR. 3. Upon filing of the petition, it was contended that there is every likelihood of the parties settling the dispute in case the matter is referred to Mediation Center of this Court, upon which notice was issued to respondent no.2 by this Court vide order dated 16.01.2025 to ascertain her willingness. After ascertaining the willingness of respondent no.2 to participate in the mediation proceedings, this Court vide order dated 23.01.2025 had required the parties concerned to appear before the Mediation Center of this Court. 4. In pursuance to the order of this Court dated 23.01.2025 the Mediation Center of this Court has submitted its report dated 09.05.2025. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Meenakshi Singh Parihar, Abhiuday Pratap Singh, Anand Kumar Giri Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Ganesh Kumar Gupta Vaishnav Pratap Singh And 2 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) 5. As per paragraph 6 F(v) of the said report, the petitioners and respondent no.2 have agreed to end the dispute between themselves amicably which pertains to the impugned FIR. 6. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is allowed. The FIR bearing no.0223, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 420 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, lodged at Police Station Vikas Nagar, District Lucknow, is quashed. November 14, 2025 A. Katiyar CRLP No. 157 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KATIYAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench