Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Uttarakhand · body

2025 DAILYLAW 12707 (UTT)

SHER SINGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

C482/2131/2022 · 2025-10-08

Ashish Naithani

Transfer Petitionbody2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

SL. No. Dat e Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS 2025:UHC:8899 IA No.2 of 2025 (Compounding Application) With C482 No.2131 of 2022 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Ramji Shrivastava, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned Brief Holder, for the State of Uttarakhand/1. 3. Mr. Shankar Aggrawal, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2. 4. In the present Application filed under Section 482 of the CrPC, the Applicant has put a challenge to the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3783 of 2020 “State Vs. Sher Singh” for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 120-B, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC, pending before the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, District Dehradun. 5. Along with C482 application of CrPC, there is a compounding application with a prayer that the parties have settled the matter on the basis of the compromise and the matter may be decided accordingly. 6. Applicant is present in person and the private Respondent No.2, is present before this Court through video conferencing, who have been duly identified by their respective counsel, whereby the parties have made a statement that they have come into the terms of the compromise and do not wish to proceed with the matter any further. 7. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 8. In view of the principle of law laid down by Hon'ble the Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab reported in 2012 (10) SCC 303 as well as in Transfer Petition (Criminal) No. 115 of 2012 (Dimpey Gujral vs. Union Territory of Chandigarh) decided on 06.12.2012, criminal proceedings can be quashed by this Court, if this Court is satisfied that matter has been settled between the parties amicably and parties are interested to restore peace and harmony between them. 9. Keeping in view of the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that ends of justice would be met, if the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3783 of 2020 “State Vs. Sher Singh” for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 120-B, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC, pending before the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, District Dehradun, are quashed. 10. In view of the above, the compounding application is allowed. The entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3783 of 2020 “State Vs. Sher Singh” for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 120-B, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC, pending before the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, District Dehradun, are hereby quashed. 11. The Criminal Miscellaneous Application, filed under 482 of the CrPC is disposed of accordingly. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 08.10.2025 Nitesh/