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2025:UHC:10760
IA No.1/ 2025 (Compounding Application) with C528 No.2104 of 2025 Hon ’ble Ash ish Nait h an i, J.
Mr. Harshpal Sekhon, learned counsel for the Applicants. 2. Mr. N.S. Kanyal, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand/1. 3. Mr. Basant Singhy, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2. 4. In the present Application filed under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the Applicants have put a challenge to the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.673 of 2024, “State Vs. Krishan Kumar and others” under Sections 384 and 120B of IPC which is pending before the court of learned Civil Judge, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 5. Parties are present in person before this Court along with their learned counsel, who has been duly identified by their learned counsel. 6. After interacting with the parties, it appears that they have resolved their dispute amicably, and they do not want to pursue the matter any further. Considering the overall facts and circumstance of the case, and particularly, the fact that the parties have settled their dispute, this Court finds ground sufficient for allowing the compounding application. 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. In view of the above, the compounding application is allowed. The entire proceedings of the Criminal Case No.673 of 2024, “State Vs. Krishan Kumar and others” under Sections 384 and 120B of IPC which is pending before the court of learned Civil Judge, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are hereby quashed. 10. The Criminal Miscellaneous Application, filed under 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is disposed of accordingly.
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