Anoj Alias Anoj Kumar Singh and Another Vs State of U.P… — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

Anoj Alias Anoj Kumar Singh and Another Vs State of U.P… — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. allowed; the impugned proceedings/charge sheet no. 299/2022 dated 30.8.2022 and the cognizance order dated 21.09.2023 in Case No. 42444 of 2023 against the applicants are quashed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire proceedings of Case No. 42444 of 2023 (under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 427 I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act), including charge sheet no. 299/2022 dated 30.8.2022 and the cognizance order dated 21.09.2023, against the applicants should be quashed in view of the settlement between the parties. +1 more

Court's answer

Since the connected petition (Application U/S 482 No. 33583 of 2023) was allowed on the basis of the settlement agreement and the proceedings/summoning order therein were quashed, the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is also allowed.

Ratio / Principle

The impugned proceedings/charge sheet and cognizance order in the present case are quashed as prayed for by the applicants.

Key takeaways

Although the present matter was not referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, the connected matter filed by the wife of applicant no. 1 was sent for mediation wherein the parties settled their disputes and drew settlement agreements, the mediation reports being on record of the connected matter.ratio¶12
Perusal of the mediation records shows that the parties settled their disputes and decided to withdraw all cases pending against each other, on the footing of which the connected matter was allowed and its proceedings/summoning order quashed.ratio¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Court No. 64), Single Bench (Samit Gopal, J.), order dated 16.4.2025: Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. No. 13223 of 2024 by Anoj@Anoj Kumar Singh and Sushila@Sushila Devi allowed, and the entire proceedings of Case No. 42444 of 2023 (State vs. Anoj and others) under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 427 I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act arising out of Case Crime No. 330 of 2022, P.S. Bilari, District Moradabad, together with charge sheet no. 299/2022 dated 30.8.2022 and the cognizance order dated 21.09.2023 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Moradabad, quashed. Basis: the parties settled their matrimonial disputes amicably in mediation held pursuant to the order dated 01.12.2023 in the connected Application U/S 482 No. 33583 of 2023 filed by Smt. Rita (wife of applicant no. 1); the mediation report dated 12.3.2024 records that the parties agreed to withdraw all cases pending between them; the marriage case (Marriage Case No. 249 of 2024) was decided by the judgement/order dated 11.4.2025 of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Moradabad under Section 13 B Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; and the connected application had been allowed and its proceedings/summoning order quashed the same day (16.4.2025). Although the present matter was not itself referred to mediation, the Court allowed it on the strength of the settlement, the A.G.A. and counsel for opposite party no. 2 not disputing the applicants' submissions.