IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (C-482) No. 1196 of 2010 with Compounding Application No. 1428 of 2010 1. Har Kishan Dayal Singh S/o Gurudeep Singh 2. Smt Gurmeet Kaur W/o Gurudeep Singh 3. Smt Jyoti W/o Bholu 4. Bholu S/o Late Shri Gurdeep Singh 5. Smt Tinder Kaur, w/o Pappi D/o Gurdeep Singh All R/o M.M.G-17, Guruteg Bahadur Colony, Guruka Tal Agra (U.P) ………………..Applicants Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home Uttarkhand, Dehradun, 2. Smt Baljeet Kaur W/o Har Kishan Dayal Singh D/o Shri Harbhajan Singh R/o Mohalla Bhagat Singh Chowk P.S.Rudrapur, Dist Udham Singh Nagar ………….Opposite parties Shri J.S.Virk, Advocate, present for the petitioners Shri M.A.Khan, Brief Holder, present for the State Shri B.D.Pande, Advocate, present for the respondent no.2/Baljeet Kaur Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. 2 Heard learned counsel for the parties. (2) 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. 3637 of 2009, State vs. Hari Kishan Dayal Singh and others, relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 323, 504 and 506 I.P.C., and one punishable under section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Rudrapur, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. (3) Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the complainant stated that parties to matrimony have already entered into compromise. Copy of the compromise is filed as Annexure-4 to the affidavit filed with the petition. (4) Complainant Baljeet Kaur is present in person in court. She stated before the court that she does not want to prosecute the petitioners. (5) In the above circumstances, in view of principle of law laid down in B.S.Joshi and others vs. State of Haryana and Anr. (2003) 4SCC page 675, this petition 3 deserves to be allowed. (6) The petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed. The proceedings of Criminal Case No. 3637 of 2009, State vs. Hari Kishan Dayal Singh and others, relating to offences punishable under section 498A, 323, 504 and 506 I.P.C., and one punishable under section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station Rudrapur, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are hereby quashed. (Compounding Application No. 1428 of 2010 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.14.12.2010 N.P