IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (C-482) No. 1030 of 2010 1 Suresh Kumar 2. Naresh Kumar Both S/o Shri Ishwar Singh Both R/o House no 446, Gali No. 2, Rameshwari Vihar, New Vikas Nagar, Loni , Dist Gaziabad ………………..Applicants Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home Dehradun 2. Smt Tanushree W/o Shri Suresh Kumar R/o village Sultanpur P.S. Laksar, Dist Haridwar ………….Opposite parties Shri S.K.Shandilya, Advocate, present for the petitioners Shri M.A.Khan, Brief Holder, present for the State Shri Lokpal Singh Advocate, present for the respondent no.2/complainant Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. By means of this petition, moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (for short of Cr.P.C), the petitioners have sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 569 of 2010, relating 2 to offences punishable under section 498A, 506 I.P.C, and one punishable under section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, police station Laksar, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Laksar. (2) Learned counsel for the parties state that the parties to the matrimony have entered into compromise and now the complainant (respondent no.2 Tanushree) does not want to prosecute the petitioners. They have jointly moved a Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 1030 of 2010, through their counsel to quash the proceedings of the aforesaid case and for release of the goods attached under section 82/83 of Cr.P.C. (3) Both petitioners Suresh Kumar and Naresh Kumar are present in person. Respondent no.2 Smt Tanushree is also present in person. She verified the fact relating to compromise and stated that she is peacefully living with her husband Suresh Kumar. (4) In the above circumstance, in view of the principle of law laid down in B.S.Joshi vs. State 3 of Haryana (2003) 4SCC page 675, the petition under section 482 Cr.P.C., is allowed. Impugned proceedings of Criminal Case No. 569 of 2010 state vs Suresh Kumar and others relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 506 I.P.C, and one punishable under section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, police station Laksar, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate, Laksar, are hereby quashed. Also it is directed that the attached property under section 82/83 of Cr.P.C., be released in favour of the petitioners (Criminal Misc. Compromise Application No. 1030 of 2010 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.13.12.2010 N.P