2026:UHC:2136 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS I.A. No. 1 of 2026 In WPCRL/528/2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. M.S. Bhandari, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. B.C. Joshi, learned AGA for the State. 3. Mr. Rajendra Singh Negi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2. 4. By the instant writ petition, petitioner is praying for the following relief: “A writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the FIR dated 24.11.2025 bearing FIR No. 0578 of 2025 lodged by respondent no. 2 at Police Station – Gangnahar, District – Haridwar which for the offence punishable under Section 137 (2) BNS, 2023 in terms of settlement entered between the parties.” 5. Present writ petition has been filed along with compounding application duly supported with the affidavits of petitioner and complainant/ respondent no. 2, who is father of the victim. 6. Petitioner and complainant are present in Court and they are duly identified by their respective counsel. 7. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that a missing report was filed by respondent no. 2 about missing of his daughter but subsequently, he came to know that his daughter is in fact in love with the petitioner and thereafter, he came forward to solemnize marriage of the petitioner with his daughter on 19.01.2026. 8. Petitioner, respondent no. 2 and victim are present in the Court and this Court interacted with them. 9. Respondent no. 2 – complainant submits that since petitioner and victim are now married with each other and they are living happily, therefore, he does not want to pursue the impugned FIR. He has also enclosed some 2026:UHC:2136 photographs with regard to marriage of petitioner with his daughter. 10. Learned counsel for the parties submits that since the parties have settled their dispute amicably and investigation has not been concluded so far, therefore, the impugned FIR be quashed. 11. On the other hand, learned AGA submits that since the investigation is still going on and complainant does not want to pursue the ongoing investigation, therefore, FIR can be quashed since the petitioner and daughter of the victim married with each other. 12. Since both the parties have settled their dispute amicably and complainant does not want to pursue the FIR, this Court is of view that both the writ petition as well as compounding application deserves to be allowed. 13. Accordingly, writ petition as well as compounding application are allowed. Impugned FIR dated 24.11.2025 bearing FIR No. 0578 of 2025 lodged by respondent no. 2 at Police Station – Gangnahar, District – Haridwar for the offence punishable under Section 137 (2) BNS, 2023 is hereby quashed. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 25.03.2026 SKS