]SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS 2026:UHC:323 WPCRL No.42 of 2026 With (Compounding Appl. No.01 of 2026) Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Subhash Joshi, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Petitioners. 2. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General assisted by Mr. Vikas Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State. 3. Mr. Susheel Kumar, learned counsel for Respondent no.3. 4. Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India alongwith compounding application, which is paper no.18 and the same is supported with the affidavits of petitioners and respondent no.3 wherein signatures have been annexed. 5. Petitioners as well as respondent no.3 are present in the Court. They are duly identified by their respective counsel. 6. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have sought quashing of the impugned First Information Report No.22 of 2025 dated 08.01.2025 for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 191(2), 191(3), 351(3), 352 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, P.S. Pathri, District Haridwar. Further prayer has been made directing respondent nos.1 & 2 not to arrest the petitioners pursuant to the aforesaid FIR. 7. Learned counsel for the parties have filed their respective affidavits along with the compounding application stating therein that they do not wish to pursue the present criminal case any further and a compromise has been entered between them. 8. Learned State counsel has opposed the compounding application and submits that some of the offences are non compoundable. 9. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 10. In view of the principle of law laid down by Ho’ble the Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab reported in 2012 (10) SCC 303, criminal proceedings can be quashed by this Court, if this Court is satisfied that matter has been settled between the parties amicably and parties are interest to restore peace and harmony between them. 11. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in view of the above, the compounding application is allowed. The entire proceedings arising out of the First Information Report No.22 of 2025 dated 08.01.2025 for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 191(2), 191(3), 351(3), 352 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, P.S. Pathri, District Haridwar are hereby quashed. 12. Accordingly instant writ petition stands disposed of. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 08.01.2026 Arti ARTI SINGH Digitally signed by ARTI SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=487ed955e722ba65aab55409e686c12fb83a19325e8b66890fbee418e7b69c0d, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=26DC90E00D839E3E8714131F235087D2D87E133C57E7F4A7B2E734BE2521F982, cn=ARTI SINGH Date: 2026.01.09 16:21:37 +05'30'