IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (C-482) No. 761 of 2011 1. Mohan Singh S/o Sri Chandan Singh 2. Chajju Singh S/o Sri Chandan Singh 3. Jasvinder Singh S/o Sri Mohan Singh 4. Sarjeet Singh S/o Sri Chajju Singh All are R/o Village Dharampur Aulia, P.S. Ramnagar, District Nainital. ……………….Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through its Secretary Home, Dehradun, Government of Uttarakhand 2. Veer Singh S/o Sri Chandan Singh 3. Tarsem Singh S/o Sri Veer Singh 4. Harbhajan Singh S/o Sri Veer Singh 5. Preetam Singh S/o Sri Veer Singh All are R/o Village Narsinghpur Erada P.S.Ramnagar, District Naintal. ………….....Respondents Shri H.S.Dhillon, Advocate, present for the petitioners Shri B.S.Parihar, Brief Holder, present for the State Shri S.S.Chauhan, Advocate, present for respondent no. 2 to 5 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 Sessions Trial No. 47 of 2006, State vs. Mohan Singh and others, relating to offences punishable under section 323, 504, 506 and 324 I.P.C., pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/Ist Fast Track Court, Nainital. (3) Learned counsel for the petitioners, and learned counsel for the respondent no.2 to 5 stated that it is a case of MAARPEET between the members of two families who are related to each other. The incident is said to have been taken place on 18.07.2005. There are cross versions of the incident, and cross cases pending before the court below. It is further pointed out by learned counsel for the parties, that since the parties are close relatives, and it is a case of simple MAARPEET they have entered into compromise. A copy of compromise is filed as Annexure-4 to the petition. Respondent no.2 to 5 are present in person identified by their counsel. 3 They verified the fact that they do not want to prosecute the present petitioners after the compromise is entered between the parties. (4) The offences punishable under section 323, 504, 506 and 324 I.P.C., are compoundable under section 320 of Cr.P.C. (5) Having heard learned counsel for the parties, and after going through the papers on record, including the compromise which is verified by the injured, and aggrieved persons before this court, this court is of the view this petition deserves to be allowed. The petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed. The proceedings of Sessions Trial No. 47 of 2006, State vs. Mohan Singh and others, relating to offences punishable under section 323, 504, 506 and 324 I.P.C., pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/Ist Fast Track Court, Nainital, are hereby quashed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.24.08.2011 N.P 4