Yogesh Maurya @ Ramesh and Another v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
s.528 BNSS mediation-referral order; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 73, single bench (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), order date 19.6.2025; applicant Yogesh Maurya @ Ramesh And Another v. State of U.P. and Another; complaint case no. 224/2024 under ss. 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and ss. 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, entered 11.04.2024, application filed against order dt. 06.11.2024; settlement hopeful; Meditation and Conciliation Centre; deposit Rs. 25,000 within two weeks; Rs. 15,000 to Opposite Party No. 2 on appearance; Rs. 5,000 Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund; Rs. 5,000 centre expenses; proceedings suspended till next fixed date; automatic lapse of interim relief; settlement attempt within about 3 months; Centre's report to appropriate bench; counsel: Devendra Tiwari Deva (applicant), G.A. (opposite party).
What did the court decide?
Conditional interim protection: on deposit of Rs. 25,000/- with the Mediation and Conciliation Centre within two weeks, the concerned proceedings against the applicants remain suspended until the next fixed date; the matter is referred for a settlement attempt to be made, as far as possible, within about 3 months, with the Centre's report thereafter to be laid before the appropriate bench; the interim relief lapses automatically if the deposit is not made within the fixed time.