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2026 DAILYLAW 8286 (UTT)

ATUL KATHERIA v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND THROUGH SECRETARY HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF U.K. DEHRADUN

ABA/350/2023 · 2026-07-17

Alok Mahra

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UKHC010063812023 2026:UHC:6000 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS ABA/350/2023 Atul Katheria --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand Through Secretary Home Affairs, Government Of U.k. Dehradun --Respondent Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Pradeep Chamyal, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that during the pendency of the present anticipatory bail application, the First Information Report, in connection with which the present application has been preferred, has already been quashed by this Court on the basis of a compromise/compounding arrived at between the parties. It is, therefore, submitted that in view of the quashing of the F.I.R., the cause of action for seeking anticipatory bail no longer survives. 4. Learned State Counsel does not dispute the aforesaid factual position. 5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the UKHC010063812023 2026:UHC:6000 record, this Court finds that the F.I.R., in respect of which the present anticipatory bail application has been filed, has already been quashed by this Court on the basis of the compromise entered into between the parties. Consequently, no criminal proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R. remain pending against the applicant. As such, the present anticipatory bail application has become infructuous and no further orders are required to be passed on its merits. 6. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application is disposed of as having become infructuous. 7. Pending applications, if any, also stands disposed of accordingly. (Alok Mahra, J.) 17-07-2026 mamta MAMTA RANI Digitally signed by MAMTA RANI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=6a812005bebfcf46f244f3e584af1449e430ef900b f09a6d67ebbd642671329b, postalCode=263001, st=Uttarakhand, serialNumber=5de1751a4f1d9cabfd54852c9e68911ca8b 66dd26690a191648ab5d8dd004ef0, cn=MAMTA RANI Date: 2026.07.18 11:59:03 +05'30'