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2025:UHC:11087 I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 1 2 TH DECEMBER, 2 0 2 5
CRI MI NAL MI SCELLANEOUS APPLI CATI ON NO.1 6 1 1 of 2 0 2 5
Yogendra Bisht and Others
.....Applicants Versus
State of Uttarakhand and Another ..…Respondents
Counsel for the Applicant s : Mr. Tejas Aggarwal,
Advocate.
Counsel for the Respondent : Mrs. Sweta Badola No.1
Dobhal, Brief Holder.
Counsel for the Respondent : Mr., Mukesh Kumar No.2
Kaparuwan,
Advocate.
Hon ’ble Alok Ku m ar Ver m a,J.
The present Application has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short, “Sanhita,2023”) for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1952 of 2025, “State Vs. Yogendra Bisht and Others”, pending before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 191(2), 191(3), 352, 74 and Section 331(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 1
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Mr. Tejas Aggarwal, learned counsel for the applicants-accused, Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the respondent no.1 and Mr. Mukesh Kumar Kaparuwan, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no.2. 3 .
Learned counsel for the applicants and the respondent no.2 submitted that the parties have settled the matter before the mediator. They have requested to quash the entire proceedings of the said Criminal Case No.1952 of 2025 in terms and conditions of the said settlement. 4 .
The said request has not been opposed by the respondent no.1. 5 .
The report of the mediator dated 10.12.2025 is on record. 6 .
The present Application (No.1611 of 2025), filed under Section 528 of the Sanhita, 2023, is accordingly allowed. The entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1952 of 2025, “State Vs. Yogendra Bisht and Others” are quashed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J.
Dt: 12.12.2025 Neha
2 NEHA BISHT Digitally signed by NEHA BISHT DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6f1c15b6305912b3f008e9a4a8038 ee7326b08b2d0e018b01be753f014836d27, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=3D89DC33779FB9677068452 F32DE6BA960BFE64D819EE44CA9CCE487B2 FE0F92, cn=NEHA BISHT Date: 2025.12.12 18:41:36 +05'30'
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