Bheem Singh vs State of U.P. and Another — Domestic Violence | Allahabad HC (2025)

Bheem Singh vs State of U.P. and Another — Domestic Violence | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Revision not decided on merits; matter referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad with directions to deposit Rs.25,000/- within three weeks by demand draft (Rs.20,000/- to opposite party no.2 on her first appearance; Rs.5,000/- retained by the Centre), three months to the mediator to report, listing after three months before the appropriate Bench, continuance of current monthly maintenance with recovery of arrears stayed, and automatic lapse of the interim order on default or failure of mediation.

Issue for consideration

Whether the criminal revision arising out of a matrimonial dispute (challenge to the order dated 06.08.2025 in Complaint Case No. 1441 of 2022 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005) should be referred to mediation. +1 more

Court's answer

The matter is referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad, the Court being satisfied that there is a chance to resolve the dispute through mediation.

Ratio / Principle

The revisionist shall deposit Rs.25,000/- within three weeks at the Mediation Centre through demand draft, out of which Rs.20,000/- shall be handed over to the opposite party no.2 on her first appearance.

Key takeaways

Out of the deposit, Rs.5,000/- will remain deposited with the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad.ratio¶15
The mediator is allowed three months' time to find a possible solution and send his report to the court on the outcome of mediation.ratio¶16
The matter is to be put up after three months in the additional cause list before the appropriate Bench along with the report of the Mediation and Conciliation Centre.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Revision (CRLR No. 5171 of 2025) by Bheem Singh against the order dated 06.08.2025 of the Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 9, Mathura in Complaint Case No. 1441 of 2022 (Smt. Karishma Vs. Bheem Singh and Others) under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Treating the matter as a matrimonial dispute capable of amicable resolution, Subhash Chandra Sharma, J. referred it to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad, with directions that the revisionist deposit Rs.25,000/- within three weeks by demand draft (Rs.20,000/- to be handed to opposite party no.2 on her first appearance; Rs.5,000/- retained by the Centre); the mediator was given three months to report; the matter was to be listed after three months before the appropriate Bench (not tied up or part heard with this Bench); meanwhile the revisionist was to continue paying current monthly maintenance with recovery of arrears stayed; and the interim order would automatically lapse on failure of deposit, non-payment of maintenance, or failure of mediation.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 5171 of 2025

Bheem Singh

.....Revisionist(s)

	Versus
State of U.P. and Another		.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Revisionist(s) Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: Parvesh Kumar Pandey, Pandey : G.A.	Sarvesh Kumar

Court No. - 84

HON'BLE SUBHASH CHANDRA SHARMA, J.

Heard learned counsel for the revisionist as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

The present criminal revision has been filed with a prayer to allow the revision and set aside the impugned order dated 06.08.2025 passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge, (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 9, Mathura, in Complaint Case No. 1441 of 2022 (Smt. Karishma Vs. Bheem Singh and Others) under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Police Station Govardhan, District Mathura and further prays to stay the effect and operation of the aforesaid order during the pendency of this revision.

Learned counsel for the revisionist submits that the matter is related to matrimonial dispute and the revisionist has intention to settle the same amicably. Learned counsel further urged that this case may be referred to the Mediation Centre of this Court so that they may have a chance to settle their dispute on their own terms through mediation. In order to show his bona fide the revisionist is ready to deposit Rs.20,000/- to be handed over to the opposite party no.2 on her first appearance before Mediation Centre.

The Court is also satisfied on the basis of the record and the submissions made before it that the nature of litigation is such that there is a chance to resolve the matter through process of mediation and an attempt ought to be made to explore that possibility.

CRLR No. 5171 of 2025

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Accordingly, the matter is being referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad.

The revisionist will deposit Rs.25,000/- within three weeks from today at the Mediation Centre through demand draft out of which Rs.20,000/- shall be handed over to the opposite party no.2 on her first appearance. It is further provided that Rs.5,000/- will remain deposited with the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad.

The mediator is allowed three months' time to find out possible solution of the dispute between the parties and send his report to the court regarding the outcome of mediation.

Put up this matter after three months in the additional cause list before the appropriate Bench along with report of the Mediation and Conciliation Centre.

This case shall not be treated as tied up or part heard with this Bench.

In the mean time, the revisionist will continue to pay the current amount of monthly maintenance to the opposite party and recovery of arrears shall remain stayed.

However, if the revisionist fails to make deposit as aforesaid or to pay the current amount of maintenance or the mediation fails, the interim order will automatically come to an end.

September 22, 2025 Suraj Srivastav

(Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.)

Digitally signed by :- SURAJ SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad