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2025 DAILYLAW 61098 (ALL)

ARJUN KUMAR AND 6 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

A482/42607/2023 · 2025-03-19

Samit Gopal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:40603 Court No. - 64 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 42607 of 2023 Applicant :- Arjun Kumar And 6 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd Raghib Ali Counsel for Opposite Party :- Ayush Kaushik,G.A. Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J. 1. List revised. 2. Heard Sri Mohd. Raghib Ali, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Ayush Kaushik, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2, Sri V.D. Ojha, learned counsel for the State and perused the records. 3. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants, namely, Arjun Kumar, Mahendra, Smt. Rajni, Pradeep, Ajay, Sandeep and Smt. Aarti with the prayer to quash the Complaint Case No.15154 of 2021 (Smt. Pooja vs. Arjun and others), under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act, Police Station Civil Lines, District Meerut i.e. annexure no.1 to the affidavit and with the further prayer to stay the entire proceedings of aforesaid case, during the pendency of present application. 4. The connected petition being Application U/S 482 No.40982 of 2023 (Arjun Kumar and others Vs. State of U.P. and another) has been allowed vide order dated 1.10.2024 passed by this Court on the basis of settlement agreement dated 22.5.2024 entered into between the parties before the mediation and conciliation centre of this Court. The present matter is also an off-shoot of the same as the same also arises of the matrimonial dispute between the parties and is with regards to the proceeding under the Domestic Violence Act. 5. It is a common ground between the parties that entire amount of money as settled between the parties before the Mediation Centre has been paid by the husband to the wife. It is further submitted that the matter before the Family Court concerned is fixed for 20.4.2025. Learned counsels for the parties submits that the proceedings before the Family Court concerned be expedited. 6. In view of the same, the present application stands allowed. 7. The entire proceedings of the aforesaid case are hereby quashed. 8. The Family Court concerned shall make an endeavour to decide the proceedings pending before it on the next date fixed before it. 9. Learned counsels for the parties shall produce the certified copy of this order before the Family Court concerned within ten days from today for its compliance and necessary action. (Samit Gopal, J.) Order Date :- 20.3.2025 Gaurav Kuls Digitally signed by :- GAURAV KULSHRESTHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad