1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Appln No. 245 of 2010 Alok Chawla S/O Shri Kimati Lal R/O Mani Ram Road Rishikesh P.S. Rishikesh, District Dehradun ………………………. Applicant Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand 2. Smt. Simran Kukreja W/O Shri Rajneesh Kukreja R/O 565, Hira lal Marg, Rishikesh P.S Rishikesh, District Rishikesh …………..Respondents Shri Tapan Singh Advocate present for the petitioner Shri M.A.Khan , Brief Holder present for respondent no.1/State Shri Piyush Garg, Advocate present for respondent no.2/ Simran Kukreja Smt. Simran Kukreja (respondent no.2/Complainent) is also present in person in the court. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and the complainant. (2) By means of the this petition, moved Under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought stay of the proceedings of criminal case no 5428 of 2009 State vs. Alok Chawla, relating to offences punishable under section 384, 385, 386, and 328 of I.P.C, Police Station, Rishikesh, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Rishikesh. 2 (3) Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent no.2 jointly submitted before this court that the parties have entered into compromise. An affidavit has been filed by the respondent no.2/complainant Simran Kukreja in the court today with the compounding application. She verified that in view of the compromise now she does not want to prosecute the petitioner. (4) The allegation against the petitioner made by respondent no.2 was that he was blackmailing her. Learned counsel for the parties state that complainant no.2 is related to the petitioner through her husband. To save the matrimony of the complainant and her husband (Rajneesh Kukreja), this court feels it just and proper to quash the impugned proceedings initiated against petitioner Alok Chawla (who is relative of the husband of the complainant), after the complainant has entered into compromise and has stated in court that she does not want to prosecute the petitioner. (5) For the reasons as discussed above, the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C is allowed. The proceedings of the criminal case no. 5428 of 2009 State vs. Alok Chawla, relating to offences punishable under section 384, 385, 386 and 328 of I.P.C, Police Station, Rishikesh, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate Rishikesh, are hereby quashed. Dt.22.04.2010 NP (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 3