DEVENDER SINGH ALIAS DEVA AND ANR v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND
C528/304/2025 · 2025-06-26
Ashish Naithani
body2025
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2025:UHC:5438 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
(Compounding Appl. No.01 of 2025) In C528 No.304 of 2025 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J.
Mr. Ashish Singhal, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Harshpal Sekhon, learned counsel for the Applicant.
2. Mr. Vipul Painuly, learned AGA assisted by Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the State.
3. Mr. Basant Spingh, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 & 3.
4. Present C528 application has been filed by the Applicants alongwith compounding application and the same is supported with the affidavits of Applicants as well as Respondent nos.2 & 3.
5. By means of this C528 application, applicants have sought quashing of impugned summoning/cognizance order dated 06.07.2019 as well as charge sheet dated 15.03.2019 and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1673 of 2022, for the offence punishable under Sections 324, 504, 506 of IPC pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate Kiccha, District Udham Singh Nagar arising out of FIR No.87 of 2018, registered at Police Station-Kiccha, District Udham Singh Nagar.
6.
Learned counsel for the parties have filed their respective affidavits along with the compounding application stating therein that they do not wish to pursue the present criminal case any further and a compromise has been entered between them.
7. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record.
8. The Coordinate Bench of this Court vide
order dated 10.06.2025 had directed the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Rudrapur,
2025:UHC:5438 District Udham Singh Nagar to file a report before the next date of listing. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar had filed a report that the parties have settled their dispute and they do not want to pursue the matter, any further.
9. In view of the principle of law laid down by Ho’ble the Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab reported in 2012 (10) SCC 303, 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 interest to restore peace and harmony between them.
10. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in view of the above, the compounding application is allowed. The entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1673 of 2022, for the offence punishable under Sections 324, 504, 506 of IPC pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate Kiccha, District Udham Singh Nagar arising out of FIR No.87 of 2018, registered at Police Station- Kiccha, District Udham Singh Nagar are hereby quashed.
11. Accordingly instant Criminal Misc. Application stands disposed of.
(Ashish Naithani, J.)
26.06.2025 Arti
ARTI SINGH Digitally signed by ARTI SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=487ed955e722ba65aab55409e686c12fb83a19325e8b66890fbee418e7b 69c0d, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=26DC90E00D839E3E8714131F235087D2D87E133C57E7F4A7B2E73 4BE2521F982, cn=ARTI SINGH Date: 2025.07.01 12:48:07 +05'30'