ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 2358 of 2025 Ankit State of U.P & Anr. v. Revisionist(s)

Supplementary affidavit filed today by learned counsel for the revisionist is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for revisionist well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. The present criminal revision has been filed with a prayer to allow the revision and set aside the judgment and order dated 21.03.2025 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Meerut in Case No. 821 of 2023 (Smt. Pooja and others Vs. Ankit), under Section 125 Cr.P.C., Police Station Partapur, District Meerut and further prays to stay the effect and operation of the aforesaid order. Learned counsel for the revisionist submits that the matter is related to matrimonial dispute and the revisionist has intention to settle the same amicably. Learned counsel further urged that this case may be referred to the Mediation Centre of this Court so that they may have a chance to settle their dispute on their own terms through mediation.

In order to show his bona fide the revisionist is ready to deposit Rs. 70,000/- to be handed over to the opposite party no. 2 on her first appearance before Mediation. The Court is also satisfied on the basis of the record and the submissions made before it that the nature of litigation is such that there is a chance to resolve the matter through process of mediation and an attempt ought to be made to explore that possibility. 2 CRLR No. 2358 of 2025 Accordingly, the matter is being referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad. The revisionist will deposit Rs. 75,000/- within thirty days from today at the Mediation Centre through demand draft out of which Rs.70,000/- shall be handed over to the opposite party no.2 on her first appearance out of which Rs.50,000/- shall be subject to the adjustment in the amount of arrears of maintenance. It is further provided that Rs.5,000/- will remain deposited with the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Allahabad.

The mediator is allowed three months' time to find out possible solution of the dispute between the parties and send his report to the court regarding the outcome of mediation. Put up this matter after three months in the additional cause list before the appropriate Bench along with report of the Mediation and Conciliation Centre. This case shall not be treated as tied up or part heard with this Bench. In the meantime, the revisionist will continue to pay the current amount of monthly maintenance to the opposite party and recovery of arrears from the date of application to the date of order will remain stayed. However, if the revisionist fails to make deposit as aforesaid or to pay the current amount of maintenance or the mediation fails, the interim order will automatically come to an end. August 26, 2025 Anurag Singh (Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.)