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2026 DAILYLAW 12894 (ALL)

PRADEEP SHUKLA AND 4 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

CRLP/2707/2025 · 2026-10-04

Jai Krishna Upadhyay, Rajeev Misra

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 2707 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. Lavkush Kumar Bhatt, Advocate is duly published in the cause list as counsel for petitioners but neither he nor any one on his behalf is present to press present writ petition. 3. Learned A.G.A. for State-respondents 1 and 2 is present. 4. Petitioners-Pradeep Shukla And 4 others have approached this Court by means of present Criminal Misc. Writ Petition challengingthe FIR dated 10.12.2024 lodged by first informant-respondent-3, Shri Om Prakash Tripathi and registered as Case Crime No. 0368 of 2024, under Section 85, 351(3) of B.N.S. and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station- Ram Chandra Mission, District Shahjahanpur. 5. Present writ petition came up for admission on 21.02.2025 and this Court passed the following order:- "1. The Advocates are abstaining from judicial work. Learned A.G.A. is present in the Court. 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 10.12.2024 registered as Case Crime No.0368 of 2024 under Sections 85, 351(3) BNS and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Ram Chandra Mission, District Shahjahanpur. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Lavkush Kumar Bhatt Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Pradeep Shukla And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 3. We have the occasion to peruse the record, which discloses that the present matter relates to matrimonial dispute, which may be amicably settled by way of mediation and conciliation. 4. Issue notice to the respondent no.3, returnable at an early date. Steps may be taken within a week. 5. 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.3, on the date fixed, for her appearance before the Mediation Centre and Rs. 5000/- shall be retained by the Mediation Centre as mediation fee. 6. 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. 7. List after expiry of aforesaid period before the appropriate Bench along with the report of Mediation Centre. 8. Till the next date of listing, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioners in the above mentioned case. 9. 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. " 6. Office has submitted a report dated 10.07.2025 bringing on record the requisite report submitted by Mediation and Conciliation Center, High Court Allahabad. The Mediation and Conciliation Center, High Court Allahabad has submitted its report dated 20.03.2025 stating therein that in compliance of order dated 21.02.2025, petitioners have failed to deposit a sum of Rs. 35,000/- with the Mediation and Conciliation Center, High Court Allahabad. Since petitioners have failed to comply with the order dated 21.02.2025, therefore, no interference is warranted by this Court. CRLP No. 2707 of 2025 2 7. As a result, the present writ petition fails and is liable to be dismissed. 8. It is, accordingly, dismissed. 9. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. October 5, 2026 Imtiyaz CRLP No. 2707 of 2025 3 (Jai Krishna Upadhyay,J.) (Rajeev Misra,J.) Digitally signed by :- IMTIYAZ AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad