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Shivanshu Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another

Allahabad HC24 Jun 2025CRLR/677/2025

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A criminal revision concerning maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. arising from a matrimonial dispute was referred to the High Court's Mediation and Conciliation Centre with a deposit requirement, interim payment of current monthly maintenance, and a stay on recovery of arrears pending the mediation report.

What did the court decide?

Matter referred to Mediation Centre; Rs.55,000/- deposit ordered; recovery of arrears stayed; revisionist to keep paying current monthly maintenance.

Shivanshu Shukla vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin… — Maintenance and Alimony | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Court No. - 11

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Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 677 of 2025

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Revisionist :- Shivanshu Shukla

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Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Revisionist :- Rishad Murtaza,Aishwarya Mishra,Arnnav Prakash Tikku,Farhat Jamal Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Narendra Gupta

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Hon'ble Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.

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Sri Narendra Gupta appeared and filed Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite party no. 2 in Court today is taken on record.

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

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The present criminal revision has been filed with a prayer to allow the revision and quash/set aside the judgment and order dated 30.04.2025 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Sitapur in Criminal Misc. Case No. 1234 of 2022, under Section 125 Cr.P.C.

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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.50,000/- to be handed over to the opposite party no.2 on her first appearance before Mediation Centre.

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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.

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

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The revisionist will deposit Rs.55,000/- within four weeks from today at the Mediation Centre through demand draft out of which Rs.50,000/- shall be handed over to the opposite party no.2 on her first appearance out of which Rs. 30,000/- shall be subject to the adjustment in the amount of arrears of

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maintenance. It is further provided that Rs.5,000/- will remain deposited with the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court Lucknow Bench, Lucknow.

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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.

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

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

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

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Order Date :- 24.6.2025 Suraj Srivastav

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

Shivanshu Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another

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