SL. No. Dat e Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS 2025:UHC:6543 IA No.1 of 2025 (Compounding Application) With C528 No.1224 of 2025 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Ms. Poonam Rauthan, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Rajat Mittal, learned counsel for the Applicants. 2. Mr. G.C. Joshi, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand/1. 3. Mr. Dharmendra Barthwal, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2. 4. In the present Application filed under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the Applicants have put a challenge to the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2571 of 2016 “State Vs. Ajay Raturi and others” for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 354 and 506 of IPC and under Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending before the court of learned 6th Additional Civil Judge (S.D.)/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun. 5. Along with C528 application of BNSS, there is a compounding application with a prayer that the parties have settled the matter on the basis of the compromise and the matter may be decided accordingly. 6. Applicants and the private Respondent No.2 Smt. Anjana Raturi, are present before this Court through video conferencing, who have been duly identified by their respective counsel, whereby the parties have made a statement that they have come into the terms of the compromise and do not wish to proceed with the matter any further. 7. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 8. In view of the principle of law laid down by Hon'ble the Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab reported in 2012 (10) SCC 303 as well as in Transfer Petition (Criminal) No. 115 of 2012 (Dimpey Gujral vs. Union Territory of Chandigarh) decided on 06.12.2012, 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 interested to restore peace and harmony between them. 9. Keeping in view of the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that ends of justice would be met, if the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2571 of 2016 “State Vs. Ajay Raturi and others” for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 354 and 506 of IPC and under Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending before the court of learned 6th Additional Civil Judge (S.D.)/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, are quashed. 10. In view of the above, the compounding application is allowed. The entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2571 of 2016 “State Vs. Ajay Raturi and others” for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 354 and 506 of IPC and under Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending before the court of learned 6th Additional Civil Judge (S.D.)/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, are hereby quashed. 11. The Criminal Miscellaneous Application, filed under 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is disposed of accordingly. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 24.07.2025 Nitesh/