HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5657 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE RAJEEV MISRA, J. HON'BLE JAI KRISHNA UPADHYAY, J. 1. Case called out in revised list. 2. Even though the name of Mr. Chandan Singh is duly published as counsel for petitioners in the cause list, however, neither he nor anyone on his behalf is present to press the present writ petition even in revised call. 3. Learned A.G.A. representing State-respondents 1, 2 and 3 is present. 4. Perused the record. 5. Petitioners Mohit Yadav and 6 others have approached this court by means of present criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR dated 20.02.2025 lodged by first informant respondent 4-Amar Kant and registered as Case Crime No. 0022 of 2025, under Sections 498-A, 376, 323, 504, 506, 316 I.P.C. & 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Hathras. 6. Present writ petition came up for admission on 03.04.2025 and this court passed the following order:- "1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. S.N. Yadav, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. appearing for the State respondents. 2. The petitioners, by means of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court with prayer to quash the impugned First Information Report dated 20.2.2025 registered as Case Crime No.0022 of 2025, under Sections 498A, 376, 323, 504, 506, 316 I.P.C. & 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. - Mahila Thana, District- Hathras. Further prayer has been made not to arrest the petitioners in pursuance of the impugned F.I.R. . Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Chandan Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Satya Narayan Yadav Mohit Yadav And 6 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the present matter relates to matrimonial dispute, which may be amicably settled by way of mediation and conciliation. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that there is every possibility of mediation in the present case, therefore, the matter may be referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court. 4. In view of the above, it is directed that petitioners shall deposit a sum of Rs.35,000/- within ten days from today with the Mediation Centre of this Court out of which Rs.30,000/- shall be paid to the opposite party no.4, on the date fixed, for her appearance before the Mediation Centre and Rs. 5000/- shall be retained by the Mediation Centre as mediation fee. 5. The matter is remitted to the Mediation Centre with the direction that after deposit of such amount, by the petitioners, it shall issue notice to the parties fixing some date for mediation and shall make all possible efforts to conclude the mediation and conciliation proceedings expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. 6. List after expiry of aforesaid period before the appropriate Bench along with the report of Mediation Centre. 7. Till the next date of listing, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioners in the above mentioned case. 8. It is made clear that in case there occurs default by the petitioners either in depositing the amount or in appearing before the Mediation Centre on the date fixed, the interim order shall cease to operate and the Mediation Centre shall immediately communicate with the office which in turn shall list the case within a week before the appropriate Bench for passing orders in the matter." 7. Since compliance of order dated 03.04.2025 could not be made, therefore a time extension application was filed by petitioner which came to be allowed vide order dated 09.05.2025. The order dated09.05.2025 reads as under: "In Re:-Crl. Misc. Time Extension Application No. 02 of 2025 Heard learned counsel for the applicants. This application has been filed on behalf of the applicants seeking extension of time to comply with our previous order dated 03.04.2025 by which applicants were directed to deposit a sum of Rs.35,000/- with the Mediation Centre of this Court within ten days of aforesaid order. In paragraph-5 of the affidavit filed in support of time extension application, it is averred that due to financial hardship, the applicants could not deposit the aforesaid amount within the period as provided for. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are ready to comply with the order dated 03.04.2025 provided some further time is accorded to them. In view of the above, the present time extension application is allowed. One week further time is granted to the applicants to deposit the aforesaid amount, as directed vide order dated 03.04.2025, with the Mediation Centre of this Court." CRLP No. 5657 of 2025 2 8. There is nothing on record to show that petitioners have complied with the above orders. In view of above, the writ petition shall stand dismissed. 9. Interim order if any shall stand vacated. October 5, 2026 AKT CRLP No. 5657 of 2025 3 (Jai Krishna Upadhyay,J.) (Rajeev Misra,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad