2025:UHC:2969 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc Application No. 429 of 2025 (u/s 528 of B.N.S.S.) 22 April, 2025 Bhupender Singh & Anr. --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand & Anr. --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Shariq Khurshid, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Akshay Latwal, A.G.A. for the State/respondent no.1 Mr. Prince Chauhan, Advocate for respondent no.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J. (Oral) By means of present petition, petitioners seek to quash the charge-sheet no.121 of 2021 dated 28.05.2021 (Annexure No.2) and the summoning/cognizance order dated 24.02.2022 (Annexure No.3) as well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2328 of 2021 “State vs. Bhupendra Singh and another” for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 of IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar, on the basis of 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 04.04.2025, had directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, DLSA, Udham Singh Nagar to get their statements recorded and to verify the compromise deed. 1 2025:UHC:2969 3. Pursuant to such order, Secretary, DLSA, Udham Singh Nagar has submitted report dated 09.04.2025 which 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.1/2025 is allowed. As a consequence thereof, charge-sheet no.121 of 2021 dated 28.05.2021 (Annexure No.2) and the summoning/cognizance order dated 24.02.2022 (Annexure No.3) as well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2328 of 2021 “State vs. Bhupendra Singh and another” for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 of IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar, is hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 5. Accordingly, present petition is disposed of, on the basis of compromise/settlement arrived at between the parties. (Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.) 22.04.2025 Rajni 2 RAJINI GUSAIN Digitally signed by RAJINI GUSAIN DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=97cfa6e4cbd49c07b876db48448ac3701 a9ae475a2547e4b7f1d9b1f17d01342, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=8D039BC77BD1A2222B4DF4FC80 D4557562F95BEBA013F530616A158A0A878BD8, cn=RAJINI GUSAIN Date: 2025.04.23 18:03:15 +05'30'