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HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc Application No. 361 of 2025 09 April, 2025
Rajat Sagar And Anr …….Petitioners Versus
State Of Uttarakhand and Another …….Respondents
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Ankush Singhal, proxy counsel for Mr. Harshpal Sekhon,
learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned A.G. A. for the State. Mr. Basant Singh, learned counsel for respondent no.2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated : 09.04.2025
Hon'ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.
This petition is filed by the petitioners/accused for quashing of the impugned chargesheet, cognizance /summoning order dated 03.07.2024 passed in Criminal Case No. 384 of 2024 under Sections 323, 498-A, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Sitarganj, District Udham Singh Nagar as well as the entire proceedings of the above case qua the petitioners, in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties.
2.
In view of the fact that a Compounding Application was filed by the parties, this Court, vide order dated 25.03.2025, had directed the
2025:UHC:2687 2 parties to appear before the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Udham Singh Nagar in
order to get their statements recorded and to verify the compromise deed.
3.
Pursuant to such
order, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Udham Singh Nagar has submitted the 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 deed.
4.
In view of the above, Compounding Application (IA No.1/2025) is hereby allowed. As a consequence thereof, the impugned chargesheet, cognizance /summoning order dated 03.07.2024 passed in Criminal Case No. 384 of 2024 under Sections 323, 498-A, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Sitarganj, District Udham Singh Nagar as well as the entire proceedings of the above case are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.
5.
Present petition is disposed of in terms of compromise arrived at between the parties.
(Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.) 09.04.2025 Mamta