SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS 2025:UHC:5385 (Compounding Appl. No.01 of 2025) In C528 No.750 of 2025 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Pritish Arya, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Vipul Painuly, learned AGA assisted by Mr. Chitrarth Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Mr. Saurabh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for respondent no.2. 4. Present C528 application has been filed by the Applicant-Ashok Kandpal alongwith compounding application and the same is supported with the affidavits of Applicant as well as Respondent no.2. 5. By means of this C528 application, applicant has sought quashing of Criminal Case No.902 of 2024 arising out of FIR No.135 of 2023 for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC registered at P.S. Haldwani, District Nainital pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate. 6. Learned counsel for the parties have filed their respective affidavits along with the compounding application stating therein that they do not wish to pursue the present criminal case any further and a compromise has been entered between them. 7. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 8. The Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 06.06.2025 had directed the Member Secretary/OSD, State Legal Services Authority, Uttarakhand Nainital District Nainital to file a report before the next date of listing. The Member Secretary/OSD, State Legal Services Authority, Uttarakhand Nainital had filed a report that the parties have settled their dispute and they do not want to pursue the matter, any further. 9. In view of the principle of law laid down by Ho’ble the Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab reported in 2012 (10) SCC 303, criminal proceedings can be quashed by this Court, if this Court is satisfied that matter has been settled between the parties amicably and parties are interest to restore peace and harmony between them. 10. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in view of the above, the compounding application is allowed. The entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.902 of 2024 State vs. Ashok Kandpal arising out of FIR No.135 of 2023 for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC registered at Police Station Lalkuan, District Nainital pending in the court of concerned Magistrate are hereby quashed. 11. Accordingly instant Criminal Misc. Application stands disposed of. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 25.06.2025 Arti ARTI SINGH Digitally signed by ARTI SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=487ed955e722ba65aab55409e686c12fb83a19325e8b66890fbee418e7b69c0d, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=26DC90E00D839E3E8714131F235087D2D87E133C57E7F4A7B2E734BE2521F982, cn=ARTI SINGH Date: 2025.07.01 13:19:46 +05'30'