IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application (C482) No. 980 of 2010 1- Smt. Nanhi W/o Mustakeem 2- Mustakeem S/o Hakeem Ullah 3- Shahnawaj, S/o Mastakeem All R/o Talwar Shah, Nai Basti, Amroha (U.P.) ….…..Petitioners Versus 1- State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Home, Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 2- Smt. Tabsum Parveen W/o Naseem Ahmad D/o Makbool Hasan, R/o Indra Nagar, Aamparaw, Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal. ……Respondents Mr. Narendra Bali, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Mr. Hariom Bhakuni, Brief Holder, present for the State. Mr. Amit Kapri, Advocate, present for the respondent No.2. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. This petition is taken up today at the joint request of the learned counsel for the parties. Heard. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., the petitioners have sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 279 of 2010, State Vs. Naseem Ahmad and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498A, 323, 504 of I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station-Kotdwar, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kotdwar. 2 3) Learned counsel for the parties state that parties to matrimony have entered into the compromise. The compounding application supported by an affidavit has been filed. 4) Smt. Tabasum Parveen and Sh. Naseem Ahmad both identified by their counsel are present in the Court today. They verified the fact that they have entered into the compromise. Respondent No.2 Tabasum Parveen stated before this Court that she does not want to prosecute her husband and the petitioners, after her compromise with her husband. 5) In the above circumstances, in view of the Principle laid down in B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana and Another (2003) 4SCC, Page No. 675, the petition deserves to be allowed. 6) Therefore, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed, proceedings of Criminal Case No. 279 of 2010, State Vs. Naseem Ahmad and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498A, 323, 504 of I.P.C., and one punishable under Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station-Kotdwar, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kotdwar, are hereby quashed as against all the accused. (Compounding Application stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 19.12.2011 JM