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2025 DAILYLAW 6642 (UTT)

SHASHANK AND ORS v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

C528/668/2025 · 2025-06-20

Ashish Naithani

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2025:UHC:5245 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS IA No.01 of 2025 (Compounding Application) In C-528 No. 668 of 2025 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Vaibhav Singh Chauhan, learned counsel for the Applicants. 2. Mr. Vipul Painuly, learned AGA assisted by Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Mr. Abhishek Joshi, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Ankur Sharma, learned counsel for respondent no.2. 4. This criminal misc. application is filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. by the Applicants for quashing of the F.I.R. No. 56 of 2023 dated 02.02.2023 under Sections 323, 504 & 498-A of IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act lodged at P.S. Patel Nagar, District Dehradun, Charge Sheet No.01 of 2023 dated 31.10.2023 under Sections 323, 504 & 498-A of IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the Applicants, impugned summoning order dated 14.05.2024 passed by learned 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Dehradun in Criminal Case No. 3697 of 2024, “State vs. Shashank Dolkhe & Others”, in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties. 5. The Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.05.2025 directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Dehradun, who in turn, would take their Aadhar Cards for identification and will verify and authenticate the contents of the compounding application by recording the statements of the parties. 6. Learned Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Dehradun has submitted his 2025:UHC:5245 report dated 06.06.2025, which is part of the record, which clearly indicates that the parties have settled the dispute amicably and Respondent no.2 Smt. Priyanka does not wish to prosecute the Applicants and the Secretary concerned has also verified the contents of the compromise. 7. In view of the above, Compounding Application (IA No.01 of 2025) is allowed. As a consequence thereof, the F.I.R. No. 56 of 2023 dated 02.02.2023 under Sections 323, 504 & 498-A of IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act lodged at P.S. Patel Nagar, District Dehradun, Charge Sheet No.01 of 2023 dated 31.10.2023 under Sections 323, 504 & 498-A of IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the Applicants, impugned summoning order dated 14.05.2024 passed by learned 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Dehradun in Criminal Case No. 3697 of 2024, “State vs. Shashank Dolkhe & Others”, are hereby quashed. 8. Present Criminal Misc. Application u/s 528 of B.N.S.S. is, thus, disposed of in terms of the compromise arrived at between the parties. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 20.06.2025 Akash