IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Appln No. 242 of 2010 Nishith Kamal S/O Sri Satish Chandra Kamal R/O House No.789, Jauhari Bhawan Bhoor Bareilly Distt Bareilly U.P. ………. Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand through Its Secretary Home, Dehradun …………..Opposite party Shri S.K.Agarwal Sr. Advocate Assitance by Shri S.S Bhandari, Advocate present for the petitioner Smt. Mamta Bisht A.G.A present for the State/ Respondent Shri. Ashish Awasthi, complainant, is present in person Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned Counsel for the parties and the complainant. (2) By means of this petition moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal procedure 1973, the petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of criminal case no. 3035 of 2009 State vs. Nishith Kamal relating to offences punishable under section 420, 423, 424, 464, 467, 468, 471, 477A and 408 I.P.C. pending in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani. 2 (3) Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that complainant has entered into compromise with the petitioner, and as per the compromise complainant has accepted an amount of Rs. 13 lakh in settlement of the dispute between the parties. Copy of the compromise has been filed as Annexure 5 to the petition. Complainant Shri Ashish Awasthi verifies the contents of the compromise, in Court. (4) In view of the principle of law laid down in Nikhil Merchants vs. C.B.I (2008) 9 S.C.C page 677, in the above circumstances, this Court is of the view that the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C deserves to be allowed. (5) Accordingly the petition is under section 482 Cr.P.C is allowed. The proceedings of Criminal case no 3035 of 2009 State vs. Nishith Kamal, relating the offences punishable under section 420, 423, 424, 465, 467, 468, 471, 477A, 408 I.P.C, pending in the Court of additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani, are here by quashed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.22.3.2010 Nahid