IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application (C-482) No. 707 of 2005 Smt. Savitri Tandon W/o late Shyam Narayan Tandon R/o Lal Kurti, Ishwar Nagar, Near Amar Ujala Press, Agra. ...…………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand 2. Pooja D/o Sri Prem Nath Kapoor R/o Upper Bazar, Srinagar (Garhwal). ...…………. Respondents Mr. Subhash Tyagi Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. Mamta Bisht, A.G.A. for respondent No. 1 / State. Mr. Rajendra Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 2 / complainant. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred as Cr.P.C.), the petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 281 of 2005; State Vs. Sanu Tandon and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498-A, 323, 504, 506 of I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Srinagar (Garhwal). 2 3) Learned counsel for the parties state that the parties to the matrimony i.e. Pooja (respondent No. 2 / complainant) and her husband Sanu Tandon have entered into compromise, and living peacefully together. The two are present in person in the Court, and identified by their counsel. They verified the compromise filed today in the court with Compounding Application No. 410 of 2010, which is supported by affidavit of the complainant. 4) In view of the above development, keeping in mind the principle of law laid down in B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana, (2003) 4 Supreme Court Cases 675, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. deserves to be allowed. 5) Therefore, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is allowed. The proceedings of Criminal Case No. 281 of 2005; State Vs. Sanu Tandon and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498-A, 323, 504, 506 of I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Srinagar (Garhwal), are hereby quashed. (Compounding Application No. 410 of 2010 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. April 28, 2010. H. Negi