IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 120 of 2011 1. S.N. Singh S/o Late Vijay Singh 2. Lakiya Devi W/o Shri S.N. Singh Both R/o S-459 Shivalik Nagar P.S. Ranipur, District Haridwar …..…Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand, through the Secretary of Home Uttarakhand Government, Haridwar 2. Station House Officer, P.S. Ranipur Sadar District Haridwar 3. Dharmendra Yadav S/o Late Harihar Yadav R/o 11E Type-II, Sector -1 BHEL Ranipur, District Haridwar ……….Respondents Shri Lalit Tiwari, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Shri G.S. Sandhu, G.A., present for respondent no.1 and 2. Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2. By means of this writ petition moved under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioners 2 have sought quashing of the first information report registered as crime no. 42 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under section 304 IPC, Police Station Ranipur, District Haridwar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioners are innocent. There was already a compromise between the parties to matrimony and it cannot be said that the deceased was subjected to harassment for non fulfillment of demand of dowry. Perusal of the first information report and other papers on record shows that the deceased was beaten and had suffered ante-mortem injuries due to which she died of shock and hemorrhage. 4. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that it is not a fit case of interference with the investigation of the case. 5. The writ petition is dismissed summarily. (Stay application no. 1175 of 2011, stands dismissed). (Prafulla C. Pant,J.) Parul 23.02.2011