1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Miscellaneous Application (C482 ) No. 1028 of 2010 1. Shahid, S/o Late Zakir 2. Smt. Hameeda, W/o Late Zakir Both R/o Mohalla Pawdhoi P.S. Jwalapur District Hardwar, U.K. 3. Saraju, S/o Iliyas 4. Smt. Husan Jahan, W/o Saraju Both R/o Mohalla Lodha Mandi P.S. Jwalapur, District Hardwar (Address mentioned in complaint Mohalla Pawdhoi Eid Gah Road Jwalapur, P.S. Jwalapur, District Hardwar …..…Petitioners Versus Smt. Reshma, W/o Shahid D/o Safdar, Vill. Sikrodha P.S. Bhagwanpur, District Hardwar ……….Respondent Ms. Anjali Noliyal, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Mr. Bhuvnesh Joshi, Advocate, present for the respondent. Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2. By means of this petition moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short Cr.P.C.) the petitioners have sought quashing of the proceedings of criminal complaint 2 case no. 1923 of 2010, Smt. Reshma vs. Shahid and others, relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 323 IPC, and one punishable under section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee, District Hardwar. 3. A compounding application no. 1152 of 2011, has been filed on behalf of the parties supported by affidavits of Shahid, petitioner no. 1 and Smt. Reshma (respondent). Smt. Reshma identified by his counsel is present in court. She verified the compromise. She told this Court that after entering into compromise she has started living with her husband, and she has no complaint against her husband and in-laws. She further told this court that she does not want to prosecute the petitioners as she is living with them happily after compromise. 4. In view of the fact that parties to matrimony have settled their dispute, and keeping in mind the principle of law laid down in B.S.Joshi vs. State of Haryana (2003) 4SCC page 675, this petition deserves to be allowed. 3 5. Accordingly, the petition under section 482 Cr.P.C., is allowed. Proceedings of criminal complaint case no. 1923 of 2010, Smt. Reshma vs. Shahid and others, relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 323 IPC, and one punishable under section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee, District Hardwar, are hereby quashed. (Compounding application no. 1152 of 2011, stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 27.09.2011