IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application (C-482) No. 617 of 2011 With Compounding Application No. 776 / 2011 Moin Khan S/o Gaznafar Ali R/o Mohalla Allikhan, P .S. Kashipur, District U.S. Nagar. ...…………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through the Secretary Home Uttarakhand Govt., Dehradun. 2. Shafali Arya D/o late Sri Gopal Ram Arya R/o Gange Baba Road, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. ...…………. Respondents Mr. Mohd. Azim, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Mr. T.C. Agarwal, Addl. Govt. Advocate, present for the State. Ms. Deepa Arya, Advocate, present for respondent No. 2. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the 2 petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 287 of 2011, State Vs. Moin Khan, relating to offences punishable under Section 452, 323, 504, 506 and 294 of I.P.C., police station Kashipur, pending in the court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 3) Learned counsel of the parties state that respondent No. 2 Shafali Arya has compounded the compoundable offences with the petitioner Moin Khan (accused). It is pleaded that now she does not want to prosecute the petitioner even in respect of non- compoundable offences punishable under Section 294 and 452 of I.P.C. 4) A Compounding Application No. 776 of 2011 has been moved on behalf of the petitioner and respondent No. 2, supported by affidavit. 5) Respondent No. 2 Shafali Arya, identified by her counsel, is present in the court, and she verified the compromise. 6) In the above circumstances, considering the nature of the offences mentioned in the charge sheet, this court is of the view, that in the interest of justice, this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. deserves to be allowed, as no useful purpose would be served by 3 proceeding in respect of offences punishable under Section 294 and 452 of I.P.C., only. 7) Therefore, the compounding application is allowed. The petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is also allowed. The proceedings of Criminal Case No. 287 of 2011, State Vs. Moin Khan, relating to offences punishable under Section 452, 323, 504, 506, 294 of I.P.C., police station Kashipur, pending in the court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar, are hereby quashed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. July 15, 2011. H. Negi 4