Anas and 4 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2026)

Anas and 4 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim relief: matter referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court on the applicants' consent; applicant No. 1 to deposit Rs. 25,000/- within four weeks (Rs. 20,000/- legal expense to opposite party No. 2 on her personal appearance, Rs. 5,000/- to the Centre); mediation report within three months; case listed on 07.08.2026; till then no coercive measures against the applicants, subject to automatic vacation of protection on non-deposit. The quashing prayer itself was not decided at this stage.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire criminal proceeding in Case No. 638/2026 (arising out of Case Crime No. 203/2025), including Charge sheet No. 191/2025 dated 05.11.2025 and the cognizance/summoning order dated 02.04.2026, ought to be quashed under Section 528 BNSS.

Ratio / Principle

Upon the applicants' consent, the matter is referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre of the Allahabad High Court for amicable settlement of the dispute.

Key takeaways

Applicant No. 1 is directed to deposit Rs. 25,000/- by demand draft/pay order in the name of Allahabad High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre (AHCMCC) within four weeks; out of this, Rs. 20,000/- is payable as legal expense to opposite party No. 2 on her personal appearance before the Centre, and the remaining Rs. 5,000/- is payable to the Centre.ratio¶14
The Mediation Centre is to submit its report in the matter within three months after giving notices to the opposite parties.ratio¶18
The case is to be listed on 07.08.2026 in the daily cause list before the appropriate Bench alongwith the report of the Mediation Centre.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing application under Section 528 BNSS (Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 18709 of 2026) by Anas and 4 others seeking quashing of the entire criminal proceeding in Case No. 638/2026, arising out of Case Crime No. 203/2025 (State Vs. Akram and others) under Sections 85, 115(2) B.N.S., 3/4 D.P. Act and 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, Police Station Bachharaun, District Amroha, including Charge sheet No. 191/2025 dated 05.11.2025 and the cognizance/summoning order dated 02.04.2026 passed by learned A.C.J.M-III, Amroha. Held (Nand Prabha Shukla, J.): on the applicants' consent, the matter was referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre of the High Court; applicant No. 1 directed to deposit Rs. 25,000/- within four weeks (Rs. 20,000/- as legal expense to opposite party No. 2 on her personal appearance before the Centre; Rs. 5,000/- to the Centre); mediation report within three months; case listed on 07.08.2026; till the next date, no coercive measures against the applicants, with the interim protection to stand automatically vacated on failure to deposit.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 18709 of 2026

Anas And 4 Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

.....Opposite Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s) Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: Ajay : G.A.	Kumar Mishra

Court No. - 78

HON'BLE NAND PRABHA SHUKLA, J.

Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, 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 allow this application and quash the entire Criminal Proceeding including Charge sheet No. 191/2025 dated 05.11.2025 and cognizance/summoning order dated 02.04.2026 passed by learned A.C.J.M-III, Amroha, in Case No. 638/2026 arising out of Case Crime No. 203/2025 (State Vs. Akram and others) under Sections 85, 115(2) B.N.S. and 3/4 D.P. Act and 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, Police Station-Bachharaun, District-Amroha, wherein the applicant no.1 summoned under Sections 85, 115(2) B.N.S. and 3/4 D.P. Act, and 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, and applicant Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 summoned under Sections 85, 115(2) B.N.S. and 3/4 D.P. Act, which case is pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M-III, Amroha.

Learned counsel for the applicants states that the applicants consent to refer the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court Allahabad, for amicable settlement of the dispute.

Accordingly, the matter is referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of this Court. The applicant No. 1 is 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

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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 07.08.2026 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 the applicants in Case No. 638/2026 arising out of Case Crime No. 203/2025 (State Vs. Akram and others) under Sections 85, 115(2) B.N.S. and 3/4 D.P. Act and 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, Police Station-Bachharaun, District-Amroha.

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

May 6, 2026 Shivani Sri.

(Nand Prabha Shukla,J.)

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