2025:UHC:11109 I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 1 2 t h DECEMBER, 2 0 2 5 CRI MI NAL MI SCELLANEOUS APPLI CATI ON NO. 2 2 2 2 OF 2 0 2 5 Sandeep Kashyap and Another ..... Applicants Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another ..…Respondents Counsel for the Applicants : Mr. Rajat Mittal, Advocate through video conferencing. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Tumul Nainwal, no.1 Assistant Government Advocate. Counsel for the Respondent : Ms. Poonam Rauthan, No.2 - informant Advocate. Hon ’ble Alok Ku m ar Ver m a,J. This Application has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1168 of 2024, “State vs. Sandeep Kashyap and Another”, pending before the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vikasnagar, District Dehradun under Sections 323, 498A, Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 3 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 2 . Mr. Rajat Mittal, learned counsel for the applicants. 3 . Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent no.1. 1 2025:UHC:11109 4 . Ms. Poonam Rauthan, learned counsel for the respondent no.2 –informant. 5 . Applicants are present through video conferencing. They are identified by Mr. Rajat Mittal, Advocate. 6 . Respondent no.2 is present through video conferencing. She is identified by Ms. Poonam Rauthan, Advocate. 7 . Applicant no.1 is the husband of the respondent no.2 and the applicant no.2 is the mother of the applicant no.1. 8 . Both, applicants and the respondent no.2 submitted that there were matrimonial disputes. The said disputes have been settled. 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 is requesting to quash the entire proceedings of the said Criminal Case No.1168 of 2024. 9 . The said request has not been opposed by the learned counsel for the respondent no.1. 1 0 . Having heard, the present Application, filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is allowed and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1168 of 2024, “State vs. Sandeep 2 2025:UHC:11109 Kashyap and Another”, pending before the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vikasnagar, District Dehradun, are hereby quashed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date: 12.12.2025 ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Pant/ 3