SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS Compounding Application No. 1 of 2026 In WPCRL No. 564 of 2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Balvinder Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Ms. Sweta Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Mr. S.K. Pandey, learned counsel, holding brief of Mr. H.S. Dangwal, learned counsel for the complainant. 4. By the instant petition, petitioners are praying for quashing of the FIR dated 20.07.2025 bearing FIR No. 91 of 2025, Police Station – Kaladungi, District – Nainital which wherein the petitioner has been implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 118 (1), 351 (2), and 352 BNS, 2023. 5. The instant petition is filed along with compounding application supported with the affidavit of petitioner and complainant. 6. Petitioners and respondents no. 3 to 5 are present in person and all are identified by their respective counsel. 7. It is argued by learned counsel for the parties that complainant and petitioner no. 3 are real brother, petitioner no. 1 is son of petitioner no. 3 and petitioner no. 2 is wife of petitioner no. 3 and respondent no. 4 and 5 are son and wife of respondent no. 3 and there is some dispute with regard to the property and now, the dispute has been settled amicably and in view of the settlement arrived at in between the parties, impugned FIR may be quashed. 8. Learned State Counsel submits that though offence punishable under Section 351 (2), and 352 are compoundable but offence punishable under Section 118 (1) BNS is not compoundable but with the leave of the Court the same can be compounded. 9. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the parties have settled their dispute amicably and are family members and furthermore, complainant 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 and this would amount to futile exercise, particularly, when respondent complainant does not want to pursue with the impugned FIR. 10. Accordingly, writ petition and compounding application are allowed. Impugned FIR is also hereby quashed. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 25.05.2026 SKS