2025:UHC:9976 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 12TH NOVEMBER, 2025 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1990 OF 2025 Mohd. Azeem ..... Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another ..…Respondents Counsel for the Applicant : Mrs. Sheetal Selwal, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Akshay Latwal, Assistant No.1 Government Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Sunny Kumar, Advocate. No.2-informant-victim Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Application has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings of Sessions Trial No.48 of 2024, pending before the court of Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge Haldwani, District Nainital under Sections 323, 376, and Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Mrs. Sheetal Selwal, learned counsel for the applicant - accused. 3. Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent no.1. 1 2025:UHC:9976 4. Mr. Sunny Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent no.2- informant -victim. 5. The applicant and the respondent no.2 are present in-person. The applicant is identified by Mrs. Sheetal Selwal, Advocate and the respondent no.2 is identified by Mr. Sunny Kumar, Advocate. 6. The respondent no.2 submitted that she was married to the applicant on 04.03.2022. The applicant and the respondent no.2 submitted that they have settled all 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 Sessions Trial No.48 of 2024. 7. The said request of the respondent no.2 has 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 the entire proceedings of Sessions Trial No.48 of 2024, pending before the court of Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge Haldwani, District Nainital, are quashed. 2 2025:UHC:9976 9. Resultantly, the present Application, filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is allowed and the entire proceedings of Sessions Trial No.48 of 2024, pending before the court of Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge Haldwani, District Nainital, are hereby quashed. [ ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Date: 12.11.2025 JKJ/Pant 3