IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application No. 347 of 2003 1. Balvinder Singh S/o Gurdeep Singh R/o Village Shekhupur Sautar, P.S. Phatehabad District Phatehabad Haryana. 2. Arjun Singh S/o Kartar Singh R/o Village Chandokala P.S. Rattia, District Phatehabad Haryana. 3. Sukhvinder Singh S/o Kartar Singh R/o Village Chandokala P.S. Rattia, District Phatehabad Haryana. …………..…Petitioners. Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal. 2. Malkiat Singh S/o Gujar Singh R/o Fazilpur, Mahrolla, Rudrapur District Udham Singh Nagar. ……….Respondents. Shri Anil Dabral, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Prabhakar Joshi, Brief Holder for the State. Shri M.S. Bisht, Advocate for respondent No. 2. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (for short Cr.P.C.), the petitioner has sought quashing of proceedings of criminal case No. 1698 of 2003, Balvinder Singh and others Vs. State, pending in the 2 court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, relating to offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 452, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Rudrapur. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the impugned criminal case has arisen out of the matrimonial discord between Ranbir Singh and Sarvjeet Kaur. Complainant- Malkiat Singh was father of Sarvjeet Kaur. It is pleaded on behalf of learned counsel for the parties that the dispute between the parties has already been amicably settled and a compromise has taken place between them. A compounding application No. 339 of 2009, has been moved on behalf of the parties, which is supported by affidavit. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents state that in view of the parties entering into compromise, they have no objection if the proceedings of the criminal case in question are quashed. In the circumstances, in view of the principle of law laid down in B.S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana (2003) 4 SCC Pg. 675, this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. deserves to be allowed. 5. The petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. The proceedings of criminal case No. 1698 of 2003, Balvinder Singh and others Vs. State of Uttarakhand, arising out of case crime No. 1089 of 2002, relating to offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 452, 506 I.P.C., pending in the 3 court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, are hereby quashed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt:18.03.2010 Sweta