2025:UHC:3036 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc Application No. 449 of 2025 23 April, 2025 Surya Prakash Prajapati & Ors. --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand & Anr. --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Harshpal Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Deepak Bisht, Deputy A.G. for the State Mr. Basnat Singh, Advocate for respondent no.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J. By means of present petition, petitioners seek to quash the charge-sheet dated 18.02.2023 and summoning/cognizance order dated 18.01.2024 as well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.176 of 2024, under Sections 498-A, 504 of IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act “State vs. Surya Prakash and Ors.”, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar. 2. In view of the fact that a Compounding Application was filed by the parties before this Court, this Court, vide order dated 08.04.2025, had directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, DLSA, Udham Singh Nagar.to get their statements recorded and to verify the compromise deed. 3. Pursuant to such order, Secretary, DLSA, Udham Singh Nagar has submitted report dated 11.04.2025 which 1 2025:UHC:3036 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 dated 18.02.2023 and summoning/cognizance order dated 18.01.2024 as well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.176 of 2024, under Sections 498-A, 504 of IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act “State vs. Surya Prakash and Ors.”, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar, are 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.) 23.04.2025 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=97cfa6e4cbd49c07b876db48 448ac3701a9ae475a2547e4b7f1d9b1f 17d01342, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=8D039BC77BD1A2222B 4DF4FC80D4557562F95BEBA013F5306 16A158A0A878BD8, cn=RAJINI GUSAIN Date: 2025.04.24 17:28:38 +05'30'