UKHC010105112026 2026:UHC:4952 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL No.1130 of 2026 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Nalin Saun, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Dinesh Chauhan and Mr. Pramod Tewari, A.G.A. for the State of Uttarakhand. Mr. Naitik Bhatt, Advocate for respondent no.3. 2. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have sought quashing of F.I.R./Case Crime No.335 of 2025, under Sections 323, 498-A, 504 of I.P.C., registered at Police Station Kotwali Dehradun, District Dehradun. 3. A compounding application, jointly signed by counsel for respondent no. 3 and counsel for the petitioners has been filed duly supported by affidavits of the petitioners and respondent no.3 (complainant). 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that parties have entered into settlement, therefore, the matter needs to be compounded. 5. Learned counsel for respondent no.3 submits that dispute has now been amicably settled between the parties, therefore, his client wants to close the matter to ensure that peace is restored. 6. Today, petitioner no.1 and respondent no.3 appeared before this Court, who are duly identified by their UKHC010105112026 2026:UHC:4952 respective counsels. Petitioner nos.2 & 3 joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing. Respondent no.3 submits that now she is living happily with the petitioners 7. Both the parties also made a statement that, in view of the settlement, they want to close the matter. 8. Having regard to the nature of offence and also considering the broad guidelines issued by Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab reported in (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & others Vs State of Punjab & another reported in (2014) 6 SCC 466, request of the petitioner deserves to be acceded to. 9. Since the parties have entered into a compromise, therefore, possibility of the trial resulting into conviction of the accused is remote and bleak and, that being so, continuation of criminal proceedings would visit the accused with great oppression, prejudice and injustice. Rather, it would tantamount to abuse of process of law. Ends of justice would be met if criminal proceedings are put to an end, because this would allow the parties to translate their decision to live in peace in the reality. The only consideration for the compromise reached between the parties seems to be their desire to burry the hatchet for all times to come. Resolution of a dispute by way of a compromise between two warring groups, therefore, should attract the immediate and prompt attention of a Court which should endeavour to give full effect to the same unless such UKHC010105112026 2026:UHC:4952 compromise is abhorrent to lawful composition of the society or would promote savagery. 10. In view of above discussion, the writ petition is allowed. F.I.R./Case Crime No.335 of 2025, under Sections 323, 498-A, 504 of I.P.C., registered at Police Station Kotwali Dehradun, District Dehradun, is hereby quashed along with all the proceedings emanating therefrom. 11. Compounding application is, accordingly, disposed of. (Alok Mahra, J.) 17.06.2026 Arpan ARPAN JAISWAL Digitally signed by ARPAN JAISWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eabb68a3895e41937c266c23964c0485365445e3a20dddb73 93398f9fe45ba3e, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=060FC17022BEAE3DE215D68D9D454C5109CB987446 351E4DF04AADAA2C2CEA66, cn=ARPAN JAISWAL Date: 2026.06.17 17:07:49 +05'30'