IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (C-482) No. 803 of 2011 with Compounding Application No. 1054 of 2011 1. Ravinder S/o Sri Amer Singh, aged about 28 years R/o Village Thoi Khagwali, Post Office Gurukul Narsan, Thana Kotwali Manglor, Hardwar 2. Devanand S/o Sri Dharam Singh, aged about 34 years R/o Village Bhauri, Post Office Bharapur, Thana Bhadrabad District Hardwar ………………..petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Principal Secretary, Dehradun. 2. Moti Ram S/o Sri Chet Ram, aged about 38 years R/o Village Raipur Dareda, Post Office Rohalki Kisan Pur, Thana Pathri District Hardwar …..............Opposite parties Shri B.S.Adhikari, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Shri S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Shri K.S.Verma, Advocate, present for the respondent no.2 Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. 2 Heard. (2) By means of this petition, moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioners have sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 667 of 2011, (old case no. 2597 of 2009) State vs. Ravinder and others relating to offences punishable under section 419, 420, 467, 468 and 120B I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Roorkee, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee. (3) Learned counsel for the parties stated that petitioners and respondent no.2 are present in court. It is also stated that they have entered into compromise and land of the respondent no.2 has been given back to him. The respondent no.2 who is present in person in the court identified by his counsel, verified the fact that he had entered into compromise with the petitioners and received back his property. He further told that he does not want to prosecute 3 the petitioners. (4) In the above circumstances, in view of principle of law laid down in Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another (2008) 9SCC Page 677, and impugned proceedings are liable to be quashed. (5) Accordingly, the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed. The proceedings of Criminal Case No. 667 of 2011, (old case no. 2597 of 2009) State vs. Ravinder and others relating to offences punishable under section 419, 420, 467, 468 and 120B I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Roorkee, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee, are hereby quashed. ( Compounding Application No. 1054 of 2011 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.07.09.2011 N.P 4