IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application (C482) No.756 of 2010 Smt. Neelam Gupta W/o Sri Vijay Kumar Gupta R/o A-103, Govindpuram, Hapur Road, Ghaziabad ….…..Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home Civil Secretariat Uttarakhand Dehradun 2. Pallavi Gupta W/o Aman Gupta R/o C/o Boss Computec Pvt. Ltd. B-5 Sector-2 Noida, District Gautambudh Nagar, U.P. ……Respondents Ms. Neelima Mishra, Advocate, present for the petitioner Mr. Hari Om Bhakuni, Brief Holder, present for the State Mr. M.K. Goyal, Advocate, present for the respondent no.2 Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. By means of this petition, moved u/s 482 of Cr.P.C., the petitioner has sought quashing of proceedings of criminal case no.699 of 2010 State vs. Vijay Kumar Gupta and others, relating to offences punishable u/s 323, 504, 498-A of I.P.C. and one punishable u/s 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Kankhal, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Hardwar. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the complainant state that parties to matrimony have entered into compromise, and respondent no.2 (complainant) does not want to prosecute the petitioner. Pallavi Gupta (respondent no.2), identified by her counsel Sri M.K. Goyal, Advocate, is present in Court. She verified the fact that she has entered into compromise with her husband, and she does not want to prosecute the petitioner. Mr. Umesh Goel (complainant) is also present in Court, who also verified said fact. In the above circumstances, in view of the principle of law laid down in B.S. Joshi vs. State of Haryana [2003 (4) SCC Page 675], the petition deserves to be allowed. The petition u/s 482 of Cr.P.C. is allowed. Proceedings of criminal case no.699 of 2010 State vs. Vijay Kumar Gupta and others, relating to offences punishable u/s 323, 504, 498A I.P.C. and one punishable u/s 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Kankhal, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Hardwar, are hereby quashed. (Stay Vacation Application No.1424 of 2010 stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 14.12 11 .20 Rajni