2025:UHC:2828 1 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc Application No. 93 of 2025 21 April, 2025 Shubham Rai --Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & Another --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Balvinder Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned A.G.A. for the State. Mr. Mani Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent no.2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J. This criminal misc. application is filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. by the petitioner/accused for quashing of the cognizance/summoning order dated 17.12.2024, charge-sheet dated 07.02.2024 as well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3861 of 2024 (Case Crime No.06 of 2023), titled as “State vs. Shubham Rai” pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate/1st Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar under Sections 323, 506 & 498-A of IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Transit Camp, District Udham Singh Nagar qua the petitioner/accused, in 2025:UHC:2828 2 view of the compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. In view of the fact that a Compounding Application (IA No. 01 of 2025) was filed by the parties before this Court, this Court vide order dated 24.03.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar in order to get their statements recorded and to verify the compromise deed. 3. Pursuant to such order, the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Udham Singh Nagar has submitted his report dated 04.04.2025 which clearly indicates that the parties have settled the dispute amicably and have also verified the contents of the compromise. 4. In view of the above, Compounding Application (IA No.1 of 2025) is allowed. As a consequence thereof, the cognizance/summoning order dated 17.12.2024, charge-sheet dated 07.02.2024 as well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3861 of 2024 (Case Crime No.06 of 2025:UHC:2828 3 2023), titled as “State vs. Shubham Rai” pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate/1st Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar under Sections 323, 506 & 498-A of IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Transit Camp, District Udham Singh Nagar is hereby quashed qua the petitioner. 5. Present petition u/s 528 of B.N.S.S. is, thus, disposed of in terms of the compromise arrived at between the parties. (Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.) 21.04.2025 Akash