UKHC010112032026 2026:UHC:5285 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL/1208/2026 Jeevesh Singh …….Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand …….Respondent Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Bhupendra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Virendra Singh Rawat and Mr. Pankaj Joshi, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. Mr. Vinayak Pant proxy counsel for Mr. Subhash Joshi, learned counsel for respondent no.3. 4. By means of the present criminal writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks issuance of a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 97 of 2026 registered under Sections 115(2), 352 and 69 of the B.N.S. at Police Station Kunda, District Udham Singh Nagar, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the impugned F.I.R. has been lodged by respondent no.3 alleging, inter alia, that the petitioner established physical relations with her on the false promise of marriage. It is submitted that the petitioner and respondent no.3 were in a consensual love relationship and were both majors, fully competent to understand the nature and consequences UKHC010112032026 2026:UHC:5285 of their actions. He would further submit that no physical relationship was established by force, coercion, deception, or against the will of respondent no.3 and that any physical intimacy between them, if at all, was purely voluntary and consensual. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that, during the pendency of the present writ petition, the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes. It is submitted that the petitioner and respondent no.3 have solemnized their marriage on 15.06.2026 in accordance with law and are now residing together as husband and wife. In support of the said submission, reliance has been placed upon the Marriage Registration Certificate dated 15.06.2026 issued under the provisions of the Uniform Civil Code. 7. It is further submitted that a Compounding Application being I.A. No. 1 of 2026, duly supported by separate affidavits sworn by the petitioner as well as respondent no.3, has been filed before this Court. In the said application, both parties have categorically stated that they have voluntarily and amicably settled all their disputes without any coercion, undue influence or pressure, and that they do not wish to pursue the criminal proceedings any further, as the continuation thereof would seriously prejudice their peaceful matrimonial life. 8. Learned State Counsel vehemently opposes the Compounding Application. However, he does not dispute the factual position regarding the filing of the compromise application or the fact that the petitioner and respondent no.3 have solemnized their marriage during the UKHC010112032026 2026:UHC:5285 pendency of the present proceedings. 9. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.3 fairly submits that the dispute between the parties has been amicably resolved. He does not dispute the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioner and states that respondent no.3 has no objection if the impugned F.I.R. and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed in view of the amicable settlement and the subsequent marriage between the parties. 10. The petitioner as well as respondent no.3 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their respective learned counsel. Upon interaction with the Court, respondent no.3 has categorically stated that the dispute arose due to misunderstanding and differences between the parties, which now stand completely resolved. She has further stated that she has voluntarily married the petitioner and is presently residing with him in her matrimonial home; they are leading a peaceful and happy married life, discharging their matrimonial obligations towards each other, and she has no objection if the impugned F.I.R. and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. She has also affirmed that the compromise has been entered into voluntarily, of her own free will, and without any coercion, inducement or undue influence. 11. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the material available on record, and considered the Compounding Application (I.A. No. 1 of 2026) along with the affidavits filed in support thereof, this Court is satisfied that the parties have voluntarily and amicably settled all their inter se disputes. It is not in dispute that, UKHC010112032026 2026:UHC:5285 during the pendency of the present writ petition, the petitioner and respondent no.3 have solemnized their marriage on 15.06.2026, and a Marriage Registration Certificate issued under the Uniform Civil Code has been placed on record in support thereof. The petitioner and respondent no.3, who are present before the Court and have been duly identified by their respective learned counsel, have unequivocally affirmed the compromise and have categorically stated that they are now living together happily as husband and wife. They have further stated that they intend to lead a peaceful matrimonial life and that continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would instead adversely affect their marital relationship. Respondent no.3 has specifically expressed that she has no objection if the impugned F.I.R. and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 12. The Hon'ble Supreme Court, in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303, Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466, and State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan, (2019) 5 SCC 688, has authoritatively held that the High Court, in exercise of its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and its inherent powers to secure the ends of justice, may quash criminal proceedings arising out of private and personal disputes where the parties have amicably settled their differences and the possibility of conviction is remote, provided the offences are not heinous in nature or such as have a serious impact on society at large. 13. In the facts of the present case, having regard to the nature of the UKHC010112032026 2026:UHC:5285 allegations contained in the impugned F.I.R., the voluntary settlement arrived at between the parties, the categorical statement made by respondent no.3 before this Court affirming the compromise, and the principles laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid decisions, this Court is of the considered opinion that continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would amount to an abuse of the process of law. The compromise appears to be genuine, voluntary and free from any element of coercion or undue influence. 14. Accordingly, the Compounding Application (I.A. No. 1 of 2026) stands allowed. Consequently, the First Information Report being Case Crime/F.I.R. No. 97 of 2026 dated, registered at Police Station Kunda, District Udham Singh Nagar, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is hereby quashed. 15. The writ petition is, accordingly, allowed. 16. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (Alok Mahra, J.) 02.07.2026 Mamta MA MTA RANI Digitally signed by MAMTA RANI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6a812005bebfcf46f 244f3e584af1449e430ef900 bf09a6d67ebbd642671329b , postalCode=263001, st=Uttarakhand, serialNumber=5de1751a4f1 d9cabfd54852c9e68911ca8 b66dd26690a191648ab5d8 dd004ef0, cn=MAMTA RANI Date: 2026.07.03 11:48:23 +05'30'