CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 1496 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1496 of 2026 Mintu And 5 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Affairs Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akshay Kumar Singh, Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Palak Jawa Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 11 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. List of the personal appearance matters has been revised. None appears on behalf of the petitioners to press this petition even in the revised call. 2. Instant petition has been filed praying for quashing of the first information report dated 05.11.2025 bearing Case Crime No. 262 of 2025, under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(3) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Lonar District Hardoi. 3. A perusal of the order dated 23.02.2026 passed by this Court indicates that as the petitioners had indicated that there is every likelihood of the parties entering into a settlement in case the matter is referred to Mediation Center, this Court had required the petitioners to deposit a sum of Rs.20,000/- in order to show their bona fides and an