IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application (C-482) No. 632 of 2005 1. Sunil Bisht S/o Sri Narendra Bisht 2. Narendra Singh S/o Sultan Singh 3. Smt. Lilawati Devi W/o Narendra Singh Bisht 4. Smt. Beena Bisht W/o Sri Anil Bisht All are residents of Village Padampur Sukharo, P.S. Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal. ...…………. Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand 2. Anuradha D/o Late R.S. Rawat R/o D –241 / 1, Subhash Nagar, Roorkee, P.S. Gangnahar, District Haridwar. ...…………. Respondents Mr. L.K. Tiwari, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Mr. M.A. Khan, Brief Holder, present for the State. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 2 Cr.P.C.), the petitioners have sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 434 of 2005; State Vs. Sunil 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, Kotdwar. 3) Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that parties to the matrimony have entered into compromise. Attention of this court is drawn to certified copy of compromise filed with Annexure –1 to the petition at page 20 and 23. It is also pointed out that on the basis of the compromise, already the other criminal cases are also disposed of, as is evident from the copy of order dated 10.08.2005, passed by Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee, in Case No. 287 of 2004. Copy of judgment dated 27.08.2005, passed by Judge, Family Court, Roorkee, in Suit No. 115 of 2005, is also annexed with the petition, showing that the parties to matrimony have entered into compromise. 4) In view of the above development, this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. deserves to be allowed keeping in mind the principle of law laid down in B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana (2003) 4 Supreme Court Cases 675. 3 5) Accordingly, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is allowed. Proceedings of Criminal Case No. 434 of 2005; State Vs. Sunil 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, Kotdwar, are hereby quashed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. June 27, 2011. H. Negi