2025:UHC:8271 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1530 OF 2025 Vipin Kumar ..... Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another ..…Respondents Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Bharat Singh, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Tumul Nainwal, Assistant No.1 Government Advocate with Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, Brief Holder. Counsel for the respondent : Ms. Anamika Basiwal, no.2/Informant/ Victim Advocate. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.307 of 2020, pending before the court of Judicial Magistrate, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Mr. Bharat Singh, learned counsel for the applicant – accused. 3. Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent no.1. 4. Ms. Anamika Basiwal, learned counsel for the respondent no.2 - informant - victim. 1 2025:UHC:8271 5. Applicant is the husband of the respondent no.2. Applicant is present in-person before this Court. He is identified by Mr. Bharat Singh, Advocate. 6. The respondent no.2 is present in-person before this Court. She is identified by Ms. Anamika Basiwal, Advocate. 7. Both, the applicant and the respondent no.2 submitted that they have settled their matrimonial disputes. They have filed a Compounding Application (IA No.1 of 2025) and affidavits with their free will and without any pressure. 8. The respondent no.2 has requested to quash the entire proceedings of the said Criminal Case No.307 of 2020. 9. The said request has not been opposed by the respondent no.1-State. 10. 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.307 of 2020, pending before the court of Judicial Magistrate, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are quashed. 11. Resultantly, the present Application, filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is allowed and the entire proceedings of 2 2025:UHC:8271 Criminal Case No.307 of 2020, pending before the court of Judicial Magistrate, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are hereby quashed. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Date: 17.09.2025 Pant/ 3