2025:UHC:9765 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application No. 1964 of 2025 With Compounding Application (IA No.1 of 2025) 6th November, 2025 Ravi Kashyap and Others --Applicants Versus State Of Uttarakhand and others --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. V.S. Chauhan, learned counsel for the applicants. Ms. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State. Mr. Abhishek Joshi, learned counsel for the private respondents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT: (per Alok Mahra J.) Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the private respondents. 2. By means of the present misc. application the applicants seek to quash the charge sheet no.01 of 2024, summoning order dated 31.05.2024 as well as SST No.14 of 2024, pursuant to the FIR No.124 of 2024, under Sections 147, 323, 342, 504, 506 & 34 of IPC and Section 3 (1) (x) of S.C./S.T. Act, pending before the Court of 2025:UHC:9765 2 learned Sessions Judge, District Haridwar on the basis of compromise between the parties. 3. Compounding application (IA/1/2025) is also filed in the matter wherein it is prayed to compound the offence between the parties under Sections 147, 323, 342, 504, 506 & 34 of IPC and Section 3 (1) (x) of S.C./S.T. Act. 4. Parties are present before this Court today and duly identified by their respective counsels. Parties have also filed their respective affidavits stating the above fact of compromise between them. 5. Learned State Counsel has formally opposed the compounding application. 6. However, the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Ramgopal and Another Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2022) 14 S.C.C., Page 531, has permitted compounding of non-compoundable offences with the permission of Court even relating to the SC&ST Act. On perusal of the compounding application it has come out that the alleged offence was not committed on account of the caste of the victim. 7. Following the aforesaid ratio, present compounding application is allowed. The offences between 2025:UHC:9765 3 the parties are permitted to be compounded. As a result, the charge sheet no.01 of 2024, summoning order dated 31.05.2024 as well as SST No.14 of 2024, pursuant to the FIR No.124 of 2024, under Sections 147, 323, 342, 504, 506 & 34 of IPC and Section 3 (1) (x) of S.C./S.T. Act, pending before the Court of learned Sessions Judge, District Haridwar, are hereby quashed qua the applicants. 8. C528 application stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. 9. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. (ALOK MAHRA, J.) Dated: 06.11.2025 BS BALWANT SINGH Digitally signed by BALWANT SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=fbbd191c8bdb8b16e8ca7937deaf72a17c02fe2eacbf28cdf4ba7 ce8640c5820, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=04E141DF4614F9A4D5F48346EB553DE5185F418755DC0 0A7A13C14A680C3FA90, cn=BALWANT SINGH Date: 2025.11.07 15:45:09 +05'30'