2026:UHC:2135 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. 2 of 2026 In WPCRL/527/2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Mukesh Rawat, learned counsel, holding brief of Mr. Mukesh Kaparuwan, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. B.C. Joshi, learned AGA for the State. 3. Mr. Yogesh Pant, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3. 4. By the instant writ petition, petitioner Hava Singh is praying for the following relief: “A writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the impugned FIR dated 23.06.2025 lodged by respondent no. 3 at Police Station – Sitarganj, District – Udham Singh Nagar, which has been registered as FIR No. 0194 of 2025 relating to the offences punishable under Section 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC considering the fact that the dispute between the petitioner and respondent no. 3 / complainant has been settled amicably.” 5. Present writ petition has been filed along with compounding application duly supported with the affidavit of the petitioner and complainant/ respondent no. 3. 6. Petitioner and complainant are present in the Court and they are duly identified by their respective counsel. 7. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations, as alleged in the FIR, are nothing but with regard to some dispute in between the partners of unofficial partnership and now, they have settled their dispute and even fine as imposed has been deposited in part by the petitioner and remaining amount of fine, he will deposit within a month. 8. Learned counsel for the parties submits that since the parties have settled their dispute amicably and investigation has not been 2026:UHC:2135 concluded so far, therefore, the impugned FIR be quashed. 9. Complainant, who is present in the Court, also submits that he has settled the dispute with the petitioner amicably and part payment towards fine has been already deposited by the petitioner and rest of the amount towards will be deposited by the petitioner within a month and therefore, he does not want to pursue the impugned FIR. 10. On the other hand, learned AGA submits that all the offences are not compoundable but since the investigation is still going on and complainant does not want to pursue the ongoing investigation, therefore, no useful purpose would be served to go with the further investigating. 11. Consequently, since 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. 12. Accordingly, writ petition and compounding application are allowed. Impugned FIR dated 23.06.2025 bearing FIR No. 0194 of 2025 lodged by respondent no. 3 at Police Station – Sitarganj, District – Udham Singh Nagar, for the offences punishable under Section 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC is hereby quashed. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 25.03.2026 SKS