Anurag Saxena and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Chief Justice's Court Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 3596 of 2023 Petitioner :- Anurag Saxena And 4 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kuldeep Johri,Amar Nath Vishwakarma Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Pritinker Diwaker,Chief Justice Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.G.A. for the State.

¶2The petitioners, by means of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, are before this Court with a prayer to quash the impugned First Information Report dated 15.02.2023 registered as Case Crime No.65 of 2023 under Sections 498A, 323, 354, 377 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Qilla, District Bareilly.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this Court vide order dated 18.05.2023 had referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court. In compliance of the Court's order, settlement/agreement was arrived at between the parties on

13.09.2023. A copy of the same is on record. Perusal of the settlement/agreement, reveals that the parties have amicably settled their dispute and further agreed to withdraw all the cases pending between them. The said fact has been mentioned in Paragraph Nos. 7 & 8 of the settlement/agreement dated

13.09.2023.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the settlement/agreement arrived at between the parties on 13.09.2023 before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court, the proceedings in the aforesaid case are hereby quashed.

¶5The writ petition is accordingly allowed. Order Date :- 26.10.2023 Brijesh Maurya (Ajay Bhanot,J.) (Pritinker Diwaker,CJ.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad