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SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
UKHC010133722026 WPCRL/1495/2026
Anas And Ors --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent
Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J.
Mr. Akshay Pradhan, Advocate for the petitioners.
2. Mr. Pradeep Lohani, A.G.A. for the State.
3. Mr. Gulshajar, Advocate for the complainant/respondent no. 3.
4. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have sought quashing of F.I.R./Case Crime No. 180 of 2026, under Sections 109, 115(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 352, 351(2) of BNS, registered at Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar.
5. In this case, cross FIR was also lodged by the petitioners, which was registered as FIR/Case Crime No. 233 of 2026, which has earlier been compounded by this Court vide
order dated 13.07.2026 and the entire proceedings arising out from it has been quashed.
6. Now, a compounding application, jointly signed by learned counsel for respondent nos. 2, 3 and 4 and learned counsel for the petitioners, has been filed duly supported by affidavits of the parties.
7.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have now entered into a settlement, therefore, the matter needs to be compounded.
8.
Learned counsel for respondent nos. 2, 3 and 4 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.
9. Today, petitioners and the complainant are present before this Court through video conferencing, who are duly identified by their counsels.
10. Both the parties also made a statement that, in view of the settlement, they want to close the matter.
11. 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.
12. 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. 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 compromise is abhorrent to lawful composition of the society or would promote savagery.
13. In view of above discussion, the writ petition is allowed. Consequently, F.I.R./Case Crime No. 180 of 2026, under Sections 109, 115(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 352, 351(2) of BNS, registered at Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar, is hereby quashed along with all the proceedings emanating therefrom.
14. Compounding application is, accordingly, disposed of.
(Alok Mahra J.)
04.08.2026 Ujjwal