2025:UHC:7672 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 29TH AUGUST, 2025 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1514 OF 2025 Rajesh Silswal and Others ..... Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another ..…Respondents Counsel for the Applicants : Mr. Girish Chandra Lakhchaura, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent: Mr. Pradeep Lohani, No.1 Brief Holder. Counsel for the Respondent: Mr. Deep Prakash Bhatt, No.2-informant/victim Advocate. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The present Application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.4393 of 2023, “State vs. Rajesh Silswal and Others”, pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun under Sections 323, 498A, 504 and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Heard Mr. Girish Chandra Lakchaura, learned counsel for the applicants, Mr. Pradeep Lohani, learned Brief Holder for the respondent no.1 and Mr. Deep 1 2025:UHC:7672 Prakash Bhatt, learned counsel for the respondent no.2/informant/victim. 3. Applicant no.1 is the husband of the respondent no.2. Applicant no.2 is the mother of the applicant no.1 and the applicant no.3 is the father of the applicant no.1. 4. All the applicants are present through video conferencing. They are identified by Mr. Girish Chandra Lakhchaura, Advocate. 5. The respondent no.2 Smt. Sandhya, the informant–victim, is present through video conferencing. She is identified by Mr. Deep Prakash Bhatt, Advocate. 6. Both, the applicants and the respondent no.2 submitted that they have settled their matrimonial disputes and after resolving their disputes, they have filed a Compounding Application (IA No.1 of 2025) and affidavits with their free will and without any pressure. The respondent no.2 has requested to quash the entire proceedings of the said Criminal Case No.4393 of 2023. 7. The said request of the respondent no.2 has not been opposed by the respondent no.1. 8. Considering the totality of the matter, this Court is of the view that ends of justice would be met if 2 2025:UHC:7672 the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.4393 of 2023, “State vs. Rajesh Silswal and Others”, pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, are quashed. 9. Resultantly, the present Application filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is allowed and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.4393 of 2023, “State vs. Rajesh Silswal and Others”, pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, are hereby quashed. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Date: 29.08.2025 Shiv/ 3