2026:UHC:4327 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS C528 No.1081 of 2026 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Pawan Mishra, Advocate for the applicants. Mrs. Pushpa Bhatt, Additional Advocate General and Mr. S.C. Dumka, A.G.A. for the State of Uttarakhand. Ms. Rajni Rangwal, Advocate for respondent no.2. 2. Present C-528 application is filed with the prayer to set-aside/quash the charge sheet dated 25.10.2025, cognizance/summoning order dated 18.04.2026 and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2551 of 2026, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun on the basis of compromise between the parties. 3. Compounding application (I.A. No.1 of 2026) is also filed in the matter wherein it is prayed to compound the offence between the parties. 4. Applicants as well as respondent no.2 joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing, who have been duly identified by their learned counsel. It is further submitted that the respondent no.2 has already filed affidavit in support of the compounding application, affirming the factum of compromise arrived at between the parties. 5. It is jointly submitted by the parties that all disputes and differences arising between them have been amicably 2026:UHC:4327 settled and resolved outside the Court through mutual consent. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that applicant no.1 and respondent no.2 have mutually agreed to dissolve their matrimonial relationship and, pursuant thereto, have instituted a petition under Section 27 of the Uniform Civil Code before the competent Family Court seeking dissolution of marriage by mutual consent. It is further submitted that, as per the terms of settlement, applicant no.1 has agreed to pay a sum of ₹9,00,000/- to respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims, including permanent alimony. Out of the said amount, a sum of ₹2,00,000/- has already been paid to respondent no.2, and the balance amount shall be paid by applicant no.1 at the time of recording of the second motion in the aforesaid matrimonial proceedings. Respondent no.2 has further acknowledged that all her jewellery and other articles belonging to her have been returned and received by her to her satisfaction. In view of the amicable settlement arrived at between the parties and the resolution of all their disputes, respondent no.2 has categorically stated that she does not wish to pursue or prosecute the present criminal proceedings against the applicants and has no objection if the same are brought to an end in accordance with law. 6. Learned State Counsel vehemently opposed the compounding application. 7. Hon’ble Supreme Court, in a catena of its judgments, has observed that in cases where because of the compromise arrived at between the parties, possibility of conviction is remote and bleak, the 2026:UHC:4327 High Court may quash the criminal proceedings as continuation of the same would cause great prejudice and injustice to the accused. 8. Following the aforesaid ratio, present compounding application is allowed. The offences between the parties are permitted to be compounded. As a result, entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2551 of 2026, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, are hereby quashed. 9. C-528 application stands disposed of. (Alok Mahra, J.) 01.06.2026 Arpan