HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 3567 of 2026 Puneet Kumar Upadhyay @ Puneet Upadhyay .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Umesh Singh, Vivek Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 10 HON'BLE RAJNISH KUMAR, J. HON'BLE MRS. BABITA RANI, J. 1. Sri Vijay Pratap Singh, Advocate has filed power on behalf of respondent No.4, which is taken on record. 2. The petitioner, Puneet Kumar Upadhyay @ Puneet Upadhyay and the respondent No.4, Ms. Indira Kumar Pandey, who has been brought by Ms. Payal Pandey of Police Station P.G.I., Lucknow, are present in-person before this Court. 3. On a query, both are ready for mediation and they state that the matter may be referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Center of this Court. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Demand Draft has been prepared but it could not be deposited. He undertakes to deposit the same within 24 hours. 5. In view of above, the matter is referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Center of this Court, where the parties shall appear on 02.07.2026 and in case the aforesaid Demand Draft is deposited, the learned Mediator shall proceed with the mediation and shall make all endevour to get the dispute settled.

6. It is further directed that amount of Rs.20,000/-, deposited by the petitioner, before the Mediation and Conciliation Center of this Court, shall be transferred in the bank account of the respondent No.4 on CRLP No. 3567 of 2026 2 furnishing her bank account details on her appearance before the Mediation and Conciliation Center of this Court. 7. List in last week of August, 2026 alongwith report of the Mediation and Conciliation Center of this Court. 8. Interim order, granted earlier, shall continue till the next date of listing. 9. Name of Sri Vijay Pratap Singh, Advocate shall be shown as counsel for the respondent in the cause list. (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) (Rajnish Kumar,J.) May 29, 2026 Saurabh Digitally signed by :- SAURABH VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench