2025:UHC:5340 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS (Compounding Appl. No.01 of 2025) In C528 No.773 of 2025 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Rajat Mittal, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Vipul Painuly, learned AGA assisted by Mr. Chittrarth Kandpal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Mr. Priya Mewari, learned counsel for respondent no.2. 4. Present application has been filed by the Applicant-Vikas Sood under Section 528 of B.N.S.S., alongwith compounding application and the same is supported with the affidavits of applicant and respondent no.2. 5. By means of this C528 application, applicant has sought quashing of the cognizance and summoning order dated 05.05.2025 in Criminal Case No.3143 of 2025 State vs. Sh. Vikas Sood, for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 323 and 504 of IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act registered at Police Station Clement Town, District Dehradun pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate IIIrd Dehradun as well as charge sheet dated 14.11.2024. 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 09.06.2025 had directed the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Dehradun to file a report 2025:UHC:5340 before the next date of listing. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Dehradun 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 cognizance and summoning order dated 05.05.2025 passed in Criminal Case No.3143 of 2025 State vs. Sh. Vikas Sood, for the offence punishable under Sections 498- A, 323 and 504 of IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act registered at Police Station Clement Town, District Dehradun pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate IIIrd Dehradun as well as charge sheet dated 14.11.2024 are hereby quashed. 11. Accordingly instant Criminal Misc. Application stands disposed of. (Ashish Naithani, J.) Arti 24.03.2025 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: 2025.06.26 10:21:55 +05'30' 2025:UHC:5340