Govind and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Chief Justice's Court Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4637 of 2023 Petitioner :- Govind And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Pritinker Diwaker,Chief Justice Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner 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 1.2.2022 registered as Case Crime No. 40 of 2022, under Sections 323, 504, 313, 498-A/34 I.P.C. and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Etah.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this Court vide order dated 4.4.2023 had referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Center of this Court. In compliance of the Court's order, settlement/agreement was arrived at between the parties on

10.10.2023. 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

10.10.2023.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the settlement/agreement arrived at between the parties on 10.10.2023 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 :- 17.11.2023 RK (Ashutosh Srivastava, J) (Pritinker Diwaker, CJ) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad