IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application (C482) No. 1031 of 2011 1- Chander Parkash S/o Kalu Singh 2- Kalu Singh S/o Jhandu Singh 3- Kelo Devi W/o Kalu Singh 4- Bharampal S/o Kalu Singh All R/o Village Padla, P.S. Kirat Pur District Bijnore. ….…..Petitioners Versus 1- State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Home, Dehradun. 2- Mamta D/o Tara Chand R/o Near Block Office Babugarh Vikas Nagar, District-Dehradun. ……Respondents Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Mr. M.A.Khan, Brief Holder, present for the State. Mr. Parikshit Saini, Advocate, present for the respondent No.2. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioners have sought quashing of proceedings of Criminal Case No. 463 of 2009, State Vs. Chander Parkash and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498A, 323 I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station- Vikasnagar, District- Dehradun, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Vikasnagar. 2 3) Learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondent No.2 pleaded before this Court that parties to the matrimony namely Mamta and Chander Parkash have entered into compromise, and the respondent No.2 Smt. Mamta does not want to prosecute the petitioners. Smt. Mamta, identified by her counsel Sri Parikshit Saini, Advocate, present in the Court, verified the fact that she has entered into compromise with the petitioner No.1 Chander Parkash and other petitioners. She further stated that she does not want to prosecute the petitioners. 4) In view of the principle laid down in B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and another, (2003) 4SCC, Page No. 675, in the above circumstances, this petition deserves to be allowed. 5) Therefore, petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed. The proceedings of Criminal Case No. 463 of 2009, State Vs. Chander Parkash and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498A, 323 I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station-Vikasnagar, District- Dehradun, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Vikasnagar, are hereby quashed. (Compounding Application No. 1350 of 2011, stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 14.11.2011 JM