Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 13412 of 2010 Petitioner :- Raj Kumar @ Neetu Respondent :- State Of U.P. & Others Petitioner Counsel :- Ashwini Kumar Srivastava,Manoj Kumar Srivastava Respondent Counsel :- Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Imtiyaz Murtaza,J.
Hon’ble Naheed Ara Moonis,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and also learned Additional
Government Advocate.
The argument substantially is that fraught relation emanating from
matrimonial bickering escalated into launching of criminal proceeding
vide F.I.R. which was registered at Case Crime No.214 of 2010, under
Sections 498-A, 323 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S.
Simbhawali, District Ghaziabad.
Having considered the arguments advanced across the bar, we have a
feeling that Court owes a duty to the society to strain to the utmost to
repair the frayed relations between the parties so that the wounded
situation may be healed into a healthy rapprochement. The matter in
hand also appears to be one of those cases in which reconciliation
should be tried between the disputing parties.
While referring the matter to Mediation Centre with the consent of the
petitioner, it is directed that the petitioner shall deposit a sum of
Rs.10,000/- with the Mediation Centre by way of Bank draft drawn in
favour of Mediation Centre, High Court, Allahabad, out of which a sum
of Rs.8000/- shall be payable to the victim Smt. Seema, the daughter
of respondent no.3 and the remaining amount shall be kept for being
utilised by the Mediation Centre. The amount aforesaid, it is further
directed, shall be paid over to Smt. Seema, the daughter of respondent
no.3 on her appearing before the Mediation Centre on the date fixed.
The amount aforesaid, it may be clarified, are meant to meet expenses
to be incurred for attending mediation sessions at Allahabad for Smt.
Seema, the daughter of respondent no.3 and the person escorting her.
The office upon deposit of the Bank draft shall issue notice within one
week to Smt. Seema, the daughter of respondent no.3, i.e the wife
calling upon her to appear in the Mediation Centre at Allahabad High
Court on a date to be indicated in the said notice stating therein that
the Bank draft deposited by the petitioners shall be delivered in the
Mediation Centre on the date fixed. The said notice shall be served
upon Smt. Seema, the daughter of respondent no.3 through C.J.M
concerned. It needs hardly be said that both the parties shall appear
either on the date fixed or on a future date as may be agreed before
the Mediation Centre for reconciliation.
The Centre shall submit a report within one month from the date of
parties appearing before it for reconciliation. The case shall be listed in
the fourth week of September, 2010 along with report of Mediation
Centre.
In the meanwhile, the arrest of the petitioner in the aforesaid case shall
remain stayed.
It may be made clear that in case, there occurs default by the
petitioner either in depositing the amount or in appearing before the
Mediation Centre on the date or dates fixed, the interim order staying
arrest shall cease to be operative and the Mediation Centre shall
immediately communicate with the office which in turn shall list the
case within a week before the Bench concerned for passing
appropriate order in the matter.
It may be clarified that the case will not be treated as tied up to this
Bench shall be listed before the appropriate Bench.
Copy of this order will not be issued unless steps are taken.
Order Date :- 27.7.2010
Mustaqeem.