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Yogendra Kumar and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC4 Apr 2025A482/42498/2024

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What is this about?

Application under Section 482 CrPC to quash a dowry-harassment complaint. Court referred the matter to the High Court's Mediation & Conciliation Centre with cost-deposit conditions, issued notice, stayed further proceedings pending mediation report, and listed for 30.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Further complaint proceedings against applicants stayed till next listing; matter referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre; protection conditional on deposit of Rs 25,000.

Yogendra Kumar and 2 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Court No. - 73

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 42498 of 2024

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Applicant :- Yogendra Kumar And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Jyoti Agrawal,Nitin Kumar Agrawal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vikas Budhwar,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned AGA.

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This application under Section 482 Cr.PC. has been filed by the applicants to quash the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No. 08 of 2024 Computerized No. UPHT120011562024 (Dhani Sharma @ Dhanya (Golo) Vs. Yogendra Kumar and others), under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 of IPC and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Sadabad, District Hathras, pending before the Additional Civil Judge (J.D.)/Judicial Magistrate, Sadabad, Hathras.

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Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the allegations contained in the complaint are nothing but an exaggeration of the allegations. He submits that applicant no. 1 is the husband, applicant no. 2 is the father-in-law and applicant no. 3 is the mother-in-law and marriage stood solemnized on 18.02.2020. He submits that matter is nothing but a family dispute which can be resolved through mediation by the forum as provided by Allahabad High Court.

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Accordingly, the matter is referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of this Court with the following directions (conditions):-

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(a) The applicant no.1 is directed to deposit a sum of Rs 25,000/by way of demand draft in favour of Registrar General, Allahabad High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre within a period of two weeks from today to the In charge Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad.

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(b) After deposit of the aforesaid money by the applicant no.1, office shall send a notice to the opposite party no.2 fixing a date to appear before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court.

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(c) Out of aforesaid amount, a sum of Rs 15,000/- shall be payable to the opposite party no.2 on her appearance before the Mediation

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Centre. A sum of Rs. 3,000/- shall be payable to the Mediation Centre.

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(d) The rest amount of Rs 7000/- shall be abide by the outcome of mediation.

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(e) In case, mediation succeeds, the above amount Rs 7000/- (rest amount) shall be adjusted accordingly.

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(f) In case, mediation fails, the said amount Rs. 7000/- (rest amount) shall be returned to the applicant no.1 within two weeks from the date of final order passed by the mediation centre.

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(g) The Mediation Centre will submit its report in the matter within two months.

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In addition to the same issue notice to the opposite party no. 2.

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All the opposite parties may file counter affidavit, if any, within four weeks. Rejoinder, if any, may be filed within two weeks thereafter.

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List 30.07.2025 before appropriate Bench along with the report of Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad.

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Till the next date of listing, the further proceedings in Complaint Case No. 08 of 2024 Computerized No. UPHT120011562024 (Dhani Sharma @ Dhanya (Golo) Vs. Yogendra Kumar and others), under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 of IPC and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Sadabad, District Hathras, pending before the Additional Civil Judge (J.D.)/Judicial Magistrate, Sadabad, Hathras in so far as it pertains to the applicants shall remain stayed.

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It is made clear that in case, the said amount, as directed above, is not deposited by the applicants and any condition so entrusted upon the applicants is not complied with within the aforesaid period, the interim protection granted by this Court shall automatically come to an end and it will be open for the concerned court below to proceed against the applicants in accordance with law.

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Order Date :- 4.4.2025 Rajesh

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Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Yogendra Kumar and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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