2025:UHC:2649 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc Application No. 360 of 2025 08 April, 2025 Rakesh Rawat and Anr. --Petitioners. Versus State of Uttarakhand and Anr. --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Vishwa Prakash Bahuguna, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Deepak Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General along with Mr. Devender Singh, learned Brief Holder for the State. Mr. Shivansh Bahuguna, Advocate for 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 petitioners/accused for quashing and setting aside the impugned summoning order dated 23.05.2022 and charge-sheet dated 21.02.2022 in Criminal Case No.2877/2022 (Case Crime No.308/2021) under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 of IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar along with entire proceedings of the above criminal case qua the petitioners, in view of the 1 2025:UHC:2649 compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. In view of the fact that a Compounding Application was filed by the parties before this Court, this Court vide order dated 02.04.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, DLSA, Udham Singh Nagar in order to get their statements recorded and to verify the compromise deed. 3. Pursuant to such order, the Secretary, DLSA, Udham Singh Nagar has submitted his report dated 03.04.2025 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 impugned summoning order dated 23.05.2022, charge-sheet dated 21.02.2022 in Criminal Case No.2877/2022 (Case Crime No.308/2021) under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 of IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar along with entire criminal proceedings of the above criminal case 2 2025:UHC:2649 is hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 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.) 08.04.2025 SS 3