Ajay Kumar and 3 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2026)

Ajay Kumar and 3 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application not finally decided: matter referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre (report within three months); applicants to deposit Rs. 25,000/- within four weeks; interim protection from coercive measures till next date of listing, subject to automatic vacation on non-deposit; case listed on 15.07.2026 alongwith the mediation report.

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge sheet No. 157/2023 dated 24.05.2023, the cognizance order dated 05.08.2023 and the entire proceedings of Case No. 25579/2023 (State Versus Ajay Kumar and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 154/2023, are liable to be quashed.

Court's answer

The matter is referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre of the Court; the applicants are directed to deposit Rs. 25,000/- by demand draft/pay order in the name of AHCMCC within four weeks, of which Rs. 20,000/- is legal expense payable to opposite party No. 2 on her personal appearance and Rs. 5,000/- is payable to the Centre.

Ratio / Principle

As interim protection, no coercive measures shall be taken against the applicants in Case No. 25579/2023 till the next date of listing.

Key takeaways

The interim protection shall stand automatically vacated if the directed amount is not deposited within the stipulated period of four weeks.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing application under Section 528 BNSS (No. 11960 of 2026) by Ajay Kumar and 3 others seeking quashing of charge sheet No. 157/2023 dated 24.05.2023, cognizance order dated 05.08.2023 and entire proceedings of Case No. 25579/2023 (State Versus Ajay Kumar and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 154/2023 under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354A IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Sadar Bazar, District Agra. Nand Prabha Shukla, J. referred the matter to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre of the Court, directing the applicants to deposit Rs. 25,000/- by demand draft/pay order in favour of AHCMCC within four weeks (Rs. 20,000/- as legal expense to opposite party No. 2 on her personal appearance; Rs. 5,000/- to the Centre). Interim protection was granted: no coercive measures against the applicants till the next date of listing, automatically vacated on failure to deposit. Matter to be listed on 15.07.2026 alongwith the mediation report.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 11960 of 2026

Ajay Kumar And 3 Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

.....Opposite Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Mahendra Tripathi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.
Court No.- 78

HON'BLE NAND PRABHA SHUKLA, J.

Heard Mr. Mahendra Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

The present application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been preferred to quash the Charge sheet No. 157/2023, dated 24.05.2023 and cognizance order dated 05.08.2023 as well as entire proceeding of Case No. 25579/2023 (State Versus Ajay Kumar and others), Case Crime No. 154/2023 under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354A I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police StationSadar Bazar, District-Agra.

Accordingly, the matter is referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of this Court. The applicants are directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000/- by way of demand draft/pay order in the name of Allahabad High Court, Mediation and Conciliation Centre (AHCMCC) within a period of four weeks from today. Out of total amount, Rs. 20,000/- as legal expense shall be payable to opposite party No. 2 on her personal appearance before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre and remaining Rs. 5,000/- shall be payable to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre.

The matter is referred to the Mediation Centre with the direction that same may be tried to be resolved after giving notices to the opposite parties. The Mediation Centre will submit its report in the matter within three months.

List this case on 15.07.2026 in the daily cause list before the appropriate Bench alongwith the report of Mediation Centre.

Till the next date of listing, no coercive measures shall be taken against

NA528 No. 11960 of 2026

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the applicants in Case No. 25579/2023 (State Versus Ajay Kumar and others), Case Crime No. 154/2023 under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354A I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station-Sadar Bazar, District-Agra.

In case, the aforesaid amount is not deposited within the aforesaid period, the interim protection granted about shall automatically be vacated.

April 1, 2026 Shivani

(Nand Prabha Shukla,J.)

Digitally signed by :- SHIVANI SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad