Mehrajuddin and 9 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Mehrajuddin and 9 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim directions only: deposit of Rs.10,000/- towards mediation, notice to opposite party no.2 returnable within two weeks with Rs.7,500/- paid to him as expenses, referral of the case to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court (proceedings to conclude within two months), listing on 13.11.2025 with the mediation report, and suspension of coercive action till the next date of listing, with coercive measures conditioned on failure to comply. Final decision on the quashing prayer left open.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned summoning order dated 21.12.2024 passed in Criminal Case No. 207 of 2025 and the entire criminal proceeding arising out of Case Crime No. 0063 of 2021 (Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 188, 269 IPC), Police Station Kakrauli, District Muzaffarnagar, should be quashed. +1 more

Court's answer

Till the next date of listing, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants in the aforesaid case.

Ratio / Principle

The applicants are directed to deposit Rs.10,000/- within two weeks through bank draft before the Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court.

Key takeaways

On deposit of the said amount, notice shall be issued to opposite party no.2 returnable within two weeks, Rs.7,500/- of the deposited amount shall be paid to opposite party no.2 as expenses, and the case shall be sent to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court, which is expected to conclude its proceedings within two months.ratio¶9
The case is to be listed on 13.11.2025, along with the report of the Mediation Centre, before the appropriate Bench.ratio¶11
If the applicants fail to deposit the amount within two weeks, or avoid participating in, or delay, the mediation proceedings, coercive measures shall be taken against them as required.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Vikram D. Chauhan, J.), Order dated 27.6.2025 in Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 20701 of 2025 — Mehrajuddin and 9 others applied to quash the summoning order dated 21.12.2024 passed in Criminal Case No. 207 of 2025 (State vs. Mahmood @ Matru and others) pending before the Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarnagar, and the entire proceeding arising out of Case Crime No. 0063 of 2021 under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 188 and 269 IPC, Police Station Kakrauli, District Muzaffarnagar. On counsel's submission that the villager dispute was likely to be amicably settled, the Court directed the applicants to deposit Rs.10,000/- within two weeks by bank draft before the Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court; on deposit, notice to opposite party no.2 returnable within two weeks, Rs.7,500/- to be paid to him as expenses, and the case referred to the Mediation Centre to conclude within two months. The case was listed for 13.11.2025 with the mediation report; till then no coercive action was to be taken against the applicants, failing deposit/participation coercive measures to follow.

Court No. - 68

Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 20701 of 2025

Applicant :- Mehrajuddin And 9 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Syed Abbas Shaukat Abidi,Syed Ahmed Faizan,Syed Ali Shaukat (Abidi),Sr. Advocate Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A for the State.

This application has been filed by the applicants for quashing the impugned summoning order dated 21.12.2024 passed in the criminal case no. 207 of 2025 (State vs. Mahmood @ Matru and others) pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarnagaras well as the entire criminal proceeding arising out of case crime no. 0063 of 2021, Under Section 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 188, and 269 I.P.C, relating to police station Kakrauli, District Muzaffarnagararising out of case crime no. 0063 of 2021, Under Section 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 188, and 269 I.P.C, relating to police station Kakrauli, District Muzaffranagar.

Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that present case arises out of a dispute between villagers and there is every chance of amicable settlement of dispute outside the Court. It is further submitted that the case may be sent to Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court for taking an effort for settlement between the parties.

In view of above submissions made by learned counsel for the applicants, it is directed that the applicants shall deposit Rs.10,000/- within two weeks from today through bank draft before the Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court.

In case, the aforesaid amount is deposited, the notice shall be issued to opposite party no.2 returnable within a period of two weeks. Rs.7,500/- out of the aforementioned deposited amount shall be paid to opposite party no.2 as expenses and this case shall be sent to Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court. Mediation Centre is expected to conclude its proceedings

within two months.

List this case on 13.11.2025 along with report of Mediation Centre before appropriate Bench.

Till the next date of listing, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants in the aforesaid case.

It is made clear that if the applicants fail to deposit the amount within two weeks or avoids in participating in the mediation proceedings or delays the proceedings, then coercive measure shall be taken against them as required.

Order Date :- 27.6.2025 S.Prakash

Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad