2026:UHC:2383 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS C528 No.589 of 2026 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Akshay Pradhan, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Prabhat Kandpal, Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. Mr. Shashank Pandey, Advocate for respondent no.2. 2. Present C-528 application is filed with the prayer to set-aside/quash the charge sheet dated 24.06.2022, cognizance/summoning order dated 09.03.2026 and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.343 of 2026, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee, District Haridwar on the basis of compromise between the parties. 3. Compounding application (I.A. No.1 of 2026) is also filed in the matter wherein it is prayed to compound the offence between the parties. 4. Parties joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing, who are duly identified by their respective counsel. Parties have also filed their respective affidavits stating the facts of compromise between them. 5. Learned State Counsel vehemently opposed the compounding application. 6. Hon’ble Supreme Court, in a catena of its judgments, has observed that in cases where because of the compromise arrived at between the parties, possibility 2026:UHC:2383 of conviction is remote and bleak, the High Court may quash the criminal proceedings as continuation of the same would cause great prejudice and injustice to the accused. 7. Following the aforesaid ratio, present compounding application is allowed. The offences between the parties are permitted to be compounded. As a result, entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.343 of 2026, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee, District Haridwar are hereby quashed. 8. C-528 application stands disposed of. (Alok Mahra, J.) 06.04.2026 Arpan ARPAN JAISWAL Digitally signed by ARPAN JAISWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eabb68a3895e41937c266c23964c0485365445e3a20dddb 7393398f9fe45ba3e, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=060FC17022BEAE3DE215D68D9D454C5109CB9874 46351E4DF04AADAA2C2CEA66, cn=ARPAN JAISWAL Date: 2026.04.06 17:01:23 +05'30'