2026:UHC:3890 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 C5 2 8 / 1 2 3 9 / 2 0 2 5 Hon ’ble Alok Mah r a, J. Ms. Laybanoor proxy counsel for Mr. Amit Kapri, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Akshay Latwal, learned A.G.A. along with Mr. Manoj Bhatt, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Mr. Prabhakar Narayan, learned counsel for respondent no.2. 4. Present C-528 application has been filed seeking quashing of the chargesheet, summoning/cognizance order dated 09.09.2024 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani, District Nainital in connection with Case Crime No.143 of 2022, under Section 420 I.P.C., as well as the entire proceedings of the aforesaid criminal case pending before the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani, District Nainital. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the impugned F.I.R. was lodged by respondent no.2 alleging misappropriation/embezzlement of certain money by the applicant in relation to a monetary transaction between the parties; that, after completion of investigation, the Investigating Officer submitted chargesheet against the applicant, upon which the learned trial court took 2026:UHC:3890 cognizance and issued the impugned summoning order. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned counsel appearing for respondent no.2 would jointly submit that during pendency of the present proceedings, the parties have amicably settled their disputes outside the Court; that, on the previous date i.e. 15.04.2026, both the applicant and respondent no.2 were present before this Court and the applicant expressed his willingness to pay a sum of ₹1,25,000/- to respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement of the dispute, which proposal was accepted by respondent no.2. 7. In furtherance of the aforesaid settlement, learned counsel for the applicant has today handed over a demand draft amounting to ₹1,25,000/- drawn in favour of respondent no.2/Deepa Mewadi to learned counsel for respondent no.2 before this Court, and the same has been accepted on behalf of respondent no.2 without any objection. 8. Learned counsel for the applicant would further submit that in view of the amicable settlement arrived at between the parties and the entire dispute having been resolved, no grievance now survives between the parties; that, continuation of the criminal proceedings against the applicant would serve no useful purpose and would amount to abuse of the process of law. 9. Learned State Counsel as well as 2026:UHC:3890 learned counsel for respondent no.2 do not dispute the aforesaid factual position and admit that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties. 10. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of dispute, which appears to be predominantly private and financial in nature, coupled with the fact that the parties have voluntarily entered into an amicable settlement and respondent no.2 has received the settled amount towards full and final satisfaction of her claim, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in permitting the criminal proceedings to continue. 11. Accordingly, the chargesheet, summoning/cognizance order dated 09.09.2024 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani, District Nainital in Case Crime No.143 of 2020, under Section 420 I.P.C., as well as the entire proceedings of the aforesaid criminal case pending before the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani, District Nainital, are hereby quashed qua the applicant. 12. Accordingly, the present C-528 application stands disposed of. 13. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ( Alok Mahr a, J.) 19.05.2026 Mamta MAMT A RANI Digitally signed by MAMTA RANI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6a812005bebfcf46f244f3 e584af1449e430ef900bf09a6d67 ebbd642671329b, postalCode=263001, st=Uttarakhand, serialNumber=5de1751a4f1d9ca bfd54852c9e68911ca8b66dd266 90a191648ab5d8dd004ef0, cn=MAMTA RANI Date: 2026.05.20 18:25:55 +05'30'