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2025 DAILYLAW 11046 (UTT)

ASHWINI KUMAR PRADHAN AND ORS v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

C528/418/2024 · 2025-04-03

Vivek Bharti Sharma

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2025:UHC:2480 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS C-528 No. 418 of 2024 Hon’ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J. Mr. Bhupesh Kandpal, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Mr. Deepak Bisht, learned D.A.G. for the State. 3. Mr. Jasmeet Sahota, learned counsel for the respondent no.2/complainant. 4. This criminal misc. application is filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. by the petitioners/accused for quashing of the summoning order dated 25.06.2024, charge-sheet dated 04.04.2023 as well as the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No. 5242 of 2024 (F.I.R. No. 031 of 2023), titled as “State vs. Ashwini Kumar Pradhan & Others” pending in the court of learned 2nd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Dehradun under Sections 323, 498-A & 504 of IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Proibition Act, P.S. Cantt, District Dehradun qua the petitioners/accused, in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties. 5. In view of the fact that a Compounding Application (IA No. 01 of 2024) was filed by the parties before this Court, this Court vide order dated 25.03.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Dehradun in order to get their statements recorded and to verify the compromise deed. 6. Pursuant to such order, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Dehradun has submitted her report dated 28.03.2025 which clearly indicates that the parties have settled the dispute amicably and have also verified the contents of the compromise. 7. In view of the above, Compounding Application (IA No.1 of 2024) is allowed. As a consequence thereof, the summoning order dated 2025:UHC:2480 25.06.2024, charge-sheet dated 04.04.2023 as well as the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No. 5242 of 2024 (F.I.R. No. 031 of 2023), titled as “State vs. Ashwini Kumar Pradhan & Others” pending in the court of learned 2nd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Dehradun under Sections 323, 498-A & 504 of IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Proibition Act, P.S. Cantt, District Dehradun is hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 8. Present petition u/s 528 of B.N.S.S. is, thus, disposed of in terms of the compromise arrived at between the parties. (Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.) 03.04.2025 Akash