Maroof and 6 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

Maroof and 6 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim directions only; quashing question not decided. Applicants directed to deposit Rs. 20,000/- within three weeks before the Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court; on deposit, notice to opposite party no.2 returnable within two weeks and Rs. 15,000/- payable to opposite party no.2 as expenses; case referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre to conclude within two months; no coercive action against applicants till next listing; listing in the week commencing 5.1.2026 with the mediation report; coercive measures if deposit withheld or participation avoided/delayed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned charge-sheet No.234 of 2024 dated 14.11.2024, the cognizance/summoning order dated 21.12.2024 of Judicial Magistrate-09, Kanpur Nagar, and the entire criminal proceedings of Case Crime No.212 of 2024 should be quashed. +1 more

Court's answer

As an interim measure, till the next date of listing, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants in the aforesaid case.

Ratio / Principle

The Court directed the applicants to deposit Rs. 20,000/- within three weeks through bank draft before the Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court.

Key takeaways

Upon deposit of the said amount, notice is to be issued to opposite party no.2 returnable within a period of two weeks.ratio¶5
Out of the deposited amount, Rs. 15,000/- 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.ratio¶5
The Mediation Centre is expected to conclude its proceedings within two months.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan, J.), Application U/S 528 BNSS No. - 32908 of 2025, Maroof And 6 Others v. State of U.P. and Another, decided September 1, 2025 — Quashing application against charge-sheet No.234 of 2024 dated 14.11.2024 and cognizance/summoning order dated 21.12.2024 of Judicial Magistrate-09, Kanpur Nagar, and entire criminal proceedings of Case Crime No.212 of 2024 (State Vs. Maroof and others), under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Babupurwa, District Kanpur Nagar. Counsel submitted the case arises out of a matrimonial dispute with chance of amicable settlement. Court did not decide quashing; instead directed: (i) applicants to deposit Rs. 20,000/- within three weeks by bank draft before Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre; (ii) on deposit, notice to opposite party no.2 returnable within two weeks and Rs. 15,000/- of the deposit payable to opposite party no.2 as expenses; (iii) case sent to the Mediation Centre, expected to conclude within two months; (iv) listing in the week commencing 5.1.2026 with mediation report before appropriate Bench; (v) interim bar on coercive action against applicants till next listing; (vi) coercive measures if deposit not made within three weeks, participation avoided, or proceedings delayed.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 32908 of 2025

Maroof And 6 Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

.....Opposite Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Mohd. Naushad
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 76

HON'BLE VIKRAM D. CHAUHAN, J.

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

The present application has been filed by applicants for quashing the impugned charge-sheet No.234 of 2024 dated 14.11.2024 and cognizance /summoning order dated 21.12.2024 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate-09, Kanpur Nagar as well as entire criminal proceedings of Case Crime No.212 of 2024 (State Vs. Maroof and others), under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Babupurwa, District Kanpur Nagar pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate-09, Kanpur Nagar.

Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that present case arises out of a matrimonial dispute 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 . 20,000 /- within three 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 . 15,000 /- 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

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to conclude its proceedings within two months.

List in the week commencing 5.1.2026 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 three weeks or avoids in participating in the mediation proceedings or delays the proceedings, then coercive measure shall be taken against them as required.

(Vikram D. Chauhan,J.)

September 1, 2025

D. Tamang

Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA TAMANG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad