Kapil Dev v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh, J.), Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 15749 of 2025, Order Date 27.5.2025. Applicant Kapil Dev sought reference of a matrimonial dispute with his wife (opposite party no.2) to mediation; a complaint, Complaint No. 24772 of 2023 (Swetlana Vs. Kapil Dev and Others) under Sections 498-A, 406 I.P.C., Police Station New Agra, District Agra, was pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.9, Agra. Court referred the parties to the Mediation Centre, imposed a conditional deposit of Rs. 30,000/- (Rs. 25,000/- to the wife), fixed a three-month timeline, and stayed coercive action subject to the deposit. Keywords: mediation, reconciliation, matrimonial dispute, 498-A IPC, 406 IPC, Section 528 BNSS, interim protection, coercive action, complaint case, Agra, Mediation Centre.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: matter remitted to the Mediation Centre of the High Court for mediation/reconciliation with notices to both parties; applicants to deposit Rs. 30,000/- within two weeks (Rs. 25,000/- thereof to be released to opposite party no.2/wife); mediation to conclude preferably within three months and case to be listed after three months; till the next date of listing, no coercive action against the applicant in Complaint No. 24772 of 2023, with the interim protection to stand automatically vacated if the deposit is not made within the stipulated period.