IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 650 of 2011 1. Atul Sonkar, S/o Shri Nanhe Sonkar 2. Amit Sonkar, S/o Shri Nanhe Sonkar 3. Sushil Sonkar, S/o Shri Nanhe Sonkar All R/o 232, Indira Colony, Dehradun District Dehradun …..…Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary (Home) Civil Secretariat, Uttarakhand, Dehradun 2. Station House Officer, P.S. Kotwali, District Dehradun 3. Alok Thapa, S/o Shri Mohan Singh Thapa R/o 13, New Cantt Road, Dehradun District Dehradun ……….Respondents Shri Pawan Mishra, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Shri M.A. Khan, Brief Holder, present for the State. Shri Pratiroop Pandey, Advocate, present for the respondent no. 3. Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2. By means of this writ petition moved under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioners have sought quashing of the First Information Report dated 15.07.2011, registered as crime/FIR no. 201 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under 2 section 147, 148, 427, 452, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station Kotwali, District Dehradun. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that out of the alleged offences, section 427, 504, 506 I.P.C., are compoundable in nature. Other offences are also not grave in nature. It is pleaded on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioners, and learned counsel for the respondent no. 3 that the parties have entered into compromise, as such, respondent no. 3 Alok Thapa does not want to prosecute the petitioners. It is also pointed out the the parties concerned were in litigation in civil suit no. 198 of 2011, and that too has been withdrawn in terms of the compromise. Since, in substance, dispute between the parties relates to the property. Considering the nature of the offences this Court is of the view that to do complete justice between the parties now First Information Report (for short FIR) be quashed. It is pertinent to mention here that the respondent no. 3 Alok Thapa present in person identified by his counsel pleaded that the FIR be quashed. 4. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed, and FIR dated 15.07.2011, registered as crime /FIR no. 3 201 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under section 147, 148, 427, 452, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station Kotwali, District Dehradun, is hereby quashed. (Compounding application no. 8013 of 2011, and stay application no. 7974 of 2011, stand disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 10.08.2011