2026:UHC:3469 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 ur es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS Compounding Application No. 2 of 2026 In WPCRL No. 777 of 2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Ms. Sangeeta Adhikari Patni, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned AGA for the State. 3. Ms. Sheetal Selwal, learned counsel for the complainant / respondent no. 3. 4. Petitioners - Dev Singh Bisht, Vipin Kumar, Pradeep Singh Payal, Akash Sariyal and Basant Kumar are praying for quashing of the FIR dated 29.05.2025 bearing FIR No. 36 of 2025, Police Station – Laxman Jhula, District – Pauri Garhwal, wherein they have been implicated for the offences punishable under Section 115, 117, 118, 351 (2), 351 (3), 352 BNS, 2023. 5. The instant petition is filed along with compounding application supported with the affidavit of petitioners and complainant - Omendra. 6. Petitioners and complainant joined the proceedings through V.C. and they all are identified by their respective counsels. 7. It is contended that all the petitioners have settled their dispute with the complainant amicably and all the offences are compoundable, therefore, impugned FIR may be quashed. Complainant, who is present through V.C., submits that he does not want to pursue the impugned FIR, since he has settled the dispute with the petitioners amicably. 8. Mr. Himanshu Sain, learned AGA for the State fairly submits that all the offences are compoundable, and now, since the complainant does not want to pursue the impugned FIR, there is no useful purpose to go with the investigation. 9. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that all the 2026:UHC:3469 offences are compoundable and the complainant does not want to pursue the FIR, this Court is of the view that there is no useful purpose to go with the investigation, particularly, when respondent complainant does not want to pursue the FIR. 10. Accordingly, writ petition and compounding application are allowed. Impugned FIR is hereby quashed. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 07.05.2026 SKS