2026:UHC:3438 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL No. 791 of 2026 With IA 1/2026 (For Compounding Application) Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Saurabh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned A.G.A. with Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Mr. Nalin Saun, learned counsel for the respondents. 4. The petitioner ‘Laxman Singh Negi’ S/o Virendra Singh Negi is praying for quashing of First Information Report dated 24.02.2026 bearing Case Crime No. 86 of 2026, wherein, he has been implicated for the offences punishable under section 125(a) of BNS, 2023 r/w section 30 of Arms Act. 5. The petition is filed along with the compounding application with the affidavit of the petitioner and respondent nos. 3 and 4, who are present in court and are identified by their respective counsel. The respondent no. 3 is the complainant and the respondent no. 4 is the injured and victim. 6. It is contended in the compounding application that the unfortunate incident was happened during the Mehandi Programme in the family of the complainant-respondent no. 3 and now they have settled their disputes. It is also contended that the petitioner and respondent no. 3 are old friends and there is no any enemity in between both of them and infact the petitioner was invited to attend the ceremony. The victim is also present along with the complainant and they submits that they do not want to pursue with the impugned FIR since their relations were always cordial and it is only an unfortunate incident. 7. Mr. Sain, learned A.G.A. submits that the offence punishable under section 125(a) of BNS, 2023, is compoundable and so far as the offence punishable under section 30 of Arms Act is 2026:UHC:3438 concerned, it is not compoundable and is the matter under the domain of District Magistrate. 8. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the offence punishable under section 125(a) of BNS, 2023, is compoundable and now the parties have settled their disputes and their relations are very cordial and the respondent-complainant as well as the victim does not want to pursue with the impugned FIR, this court is of the view that there is no useful purpose to go with the investigation. 9. In such view of the matter, the writ petition as well as the compounding application are allowed and the impugned FIR dated 24.02.2026 bearing Case Crime No. 86 of 2026 is also hereby quashed. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 06.05.2026 PR 2026:UHC:3438