Omkar @ Karua and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 528 BNSS; quashing of summoning order dated 19.02.2024; Section 406 IPC; Complaint Case No. 670 of 2022; Judicial Magistrate Fatehabad Agra; matrimonial/civil dispute referred to mediation centre; compromise; no coercive action; four-month mediation timeline; one-week trial court order; liberty to trial court if mediation fails; Omkar @ Karua; State of U.P.; Allahabad High Court; Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 528 BNSS finally disposed of with directions: both parties to appear before the trial court and file an application for settlement by compromise; the trial court to pass appropriate orders within one week of such filing; the mediation centre to dispose of the matter within four months; no coercive action against the applicants until disposal in the mediation centre; if mediation fails the trial court is free to proceed in accordance with law, and if it succeeds the applicants may approach the High Court with the mediation centre's report.