Anshul Kapoor and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Chief Justice's Court Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9321 of 2023 Petitioner :- Anshul Kapoor And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sudhir Mehrotra,Suyash Mehrotra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Vivek Tripathi Hon'ble Pritinker Diwaker,Chief Justice Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,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 21.5.2023 registered as Case Crime No. 0161 of 2023, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Civil Lines, District Prayagraj.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this Court vide order dated 15.6.2023 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

8.10.2023. 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

8.10.2023.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the settlement/agreement arrived at between the parties on 8.10.2023 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