2025:UHC:9495 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 28TH OCTOBER, 2025 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO.679 of 2025 Deepanshu Gangwar and Another .....Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another ..…Respondents Counsel for the Applicants : Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, No.1 Brief Holder. Counsel for the Respondent : Ms. Suraiya Naaz, No.2/informant Advocate. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The present Application has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3175 of 2021, pending before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate/IVth Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar under Sections 323, 498A, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 3 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2. Heard Mr. Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for the applicants-accused, Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, learned 1 2025:UHC:9495 Brief Holder for the respondent no.1 and Ms. Suraiya Naaz, learned counsel for the respondent no.2- informant and the wife of the applicant no.1. 3. Applicant no.2 is the mother of the applicant no.1. 4. The applicants are present through video conferencing. They are identified by Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate. The respondent no.2 is present through video conferencing. She is identified by Ms. Suraiya Naaz, Advocate. 5. Both, applicants and the respondent no.2 submitted that there were some matrimonial disputes. They have resolved their disputes. They have filed a Compounding Application (IA No.01 of 2025) and affidavits with their free will and without any pressure. 6. The respondent no.2 has requested to quash the entire proceedings of the said Criminal Case No.3175 of 2021. 7. The said request of the respondent no.2 has not 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 Criminal Case No.3175 of 2 2025:UHC:9495 2021, pending before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate/IVth Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are quashed. 9. Resultantly, the present Application, filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is allowed and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3175 of 2021, pending before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate/IVth Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are hereby quashed. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt:28.10.2025 Neha 3 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4 a8038ee7326b08b2d0e018b01be753f 014836d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB96770 68452F32DE6BA960BFE64D819EE44C A9CCE487B2FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.10.28 18:32:29 +05'30'