2025:UHC:7 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc Application No. 1058 of 2024 02 January, 2025 Anoop Singh Rawat And Ors --Applicants Versus State Of Uttarakhand & another --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Kurban Ali, learned counsel for the applicants. Ms. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State. Ms. Lubhna Jahan, learned counsel along with Mr. Dheeraj Prasad Joshi, learned counsel (appeared through V.C.) for the respondent no.2-informant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J. By means of the present C528 application, applicants have sought the indulgence of this Court for quashing the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No.4323 of 2022, State vs. Anoop Rawat & others, under Sections 323, 504, 506 & 325 IPC, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 4th, Dehradun, on the basis of the compromise entered into between the parties. 2. Along with present C528 application, a joint compounding application (IA No.1/2024) has been filed by the parties. In the compounding application, it is stated that the parties have settled the dispute amicably and have agreed to bury their dispute and do not want to pursue this criminal case anymore. 1 2025:UHC:7 3. Applicants are present before this Court through V.C., duly identified by their respective counsel. Respondent no.2-informant is also present through V.C. duly identified by his counsel. They admit the compromise. 4. Since the parties have entered into compromise, therefore, there is no useful purpose for keeping this criminal case pending and it will be a futile exercise to ask the applicants to appear before the court below as accused to face the trial. 5. Accordingly, the present C528 application is allowed in terms of the compromise entered into between the parties terms whereof have been narrated in the compounding application. 6. Consequently, the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.4323 of 2022, State vs. Anoop Rawat & others, under Sections 323, 504, 506 & 325 IPC, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 4th Dehradun are hereby quashed. Resultantly, FIR No.0181 of 2021, pursuant to which Charge Sheet dated 31.12.2021 was filed and the said charge-sheet shall stand quashed. 7. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 02.01.2025 AK 2