Sonali Pal @ Sonali Yadav and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Civil Secrt. Lko. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 10 — Crl. Misc. Writ Petitions Nos. 4176 & 4177 of 2024 (Sonali Pal @ Sonali Yadav; Suraj Pal @ Suraj Yadav) and Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 202 of 2024 (Baby, minor, thru. father Suraj Yadav) v. State of U.P. Challenge to FIR/Case Crime No. 0037 of 2024, P.S. Manak Nagar, District Lucknow, under Sections 498A, 308, 313, 323, 504 IPC and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act. Dismissed as infructuous after settlement before the Mediation and Conciliation Center, Final Report dated 21.5.2025, and informant's refusal to pursue prosecution. Counsel: Sant Vijay Singh, Dhirendra Pratap Singh (petitioners); G.A., Jamal Ahamad Khan (State). Bench: Rajnish Kumar & Zafeer Ahmad, JJ. Decision date: November 15, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the AGA's statement based on instructions dated 26.5.2025 that a Final Report dated 21.5.2025 had been forwarded after the parties settled the matter before the Mediation and Conciliation Center and the informant did not wish to pursue prosecution, the Court held that the petitions had rendered infructuous; this was not disputed by learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Dhirendra Pratap Singh.