2025:UHC:7809 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 03RD SEPTEMBER, 2025 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO.852 of 2020 Rajesh Singh .....Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand and Others ..…Respondents Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Lokendra Dobhal, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Tumul Nainwal, No.1 Assistant Government Advocate assisted by Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, Brief Holder. Counsel for the Respondent no.2/ : Mr. Kurban Ali, Informant- victim Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent no.3/ : Mr. Pawan Sanwal, victim Advocate. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The present Application has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, by the applicant for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3440 of 2020, “State vs. Rajesh Singh”, pending before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Heard Mr. Lokendra Dobhal, learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned Assistant 1 2025:UHC:7809 Government Advocate for the respondent no.1, Mr. Kurban Ali, learned counsel for the respondent no.2/informant-victim and Mr. Pawan Sanwal, learned counsel for the respondent no.3-victim. 3. The applicant-accused Rajesh Singh is present in-person. He is identified by Mr. Lokendra Dobhal, Advocate. The respondent no.2-Jagveer Singh Ashwal /informant-victim is present in-person. He is identified by Mr. Kurban Ali, Advocate. The respondent no.3-Ajay Panwar /informant-victim is present in- person. He is identified by Mr. Pawan Sanwal, Advocate. 4. Both, the applicant, the respondent no.2 and the respondent no.3 submitted that they have settled their private disputes. They have filed a Compounding Application (IA No.03 of 2025) and affidavits with their free will and without any pressure. They further submitted that after resolving their disputes, they are living peacefully and in harmony. The respondent no.2 and the respondent no.3 have requested to quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3440 of 2020. 5. Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate, submitted that the parties have settled their private disputes, therefore, the request of 2 2025:UHC:7809 the respondent no.2 and respondent no.3 has not been opposed. 6. Considering the totality of the matter, this Court is of the view that ends of justice would be met if the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3440 of 2020, “State vs. Rajesh Singh”, pending before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, are quashed. 7. Resultantly, the present Application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, is allowed and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3440 of 2020, “State vs. Rajesh Singh”, pending before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, are hereby quashed. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt:03.09.2025 Neha 3 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4a8038ee7326b08b2d0e018b01be753f014836d2 7, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB9677068452F32DE6BA960BFE64D819EE44CA9CCE487 B2FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.09.03 17:47:06 +05'30'