Anas and Ors v. State of Uttarakhand

SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar's order with Signatures COURT'S OR JUDGE'S ORDERS

UKHC010133722026 WPCRL/1495/2026

Anas And Ors --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent

Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J.

Mr. Akshay Pradhan, Advocate for the petitioners.

¶2Mr. Pradeep Lohani, A.G.A. for the State.

¶3Mr. Gulshajar, Advocate for complainant/respondent no. 3.

¶4By means of this writ petition, petitioners have sought quashing of F.I.R./Case Crime No. 180 of 2026, under Sections 109, 115(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 352, 351(2) of BNS, registered at Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar.

¶5In this case, cross FIR was also lodged by the petitioners, which was registered as FIR/Case Crime No. 233 of 2026, which has earlier been compounded by this Court vide order dated

13.07.2026 and the entire proceedings arising out from it has been quashed.

¶6Now, a compounding application, jointly signed by learned counsel for respondent nos. 2, 3 and 4 and learned counsel for the petitioners, has been filed duly supported by affidavits of the parties.

¶7Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have now entered into a settlement, therefore, the matter needs to be compounded.

¶8Learned counsel for respondent nos. 2, 3 and 4 submits that dispute has now been amicably settled between parties, therefore, his client wants to close the matter to ensure that peace is restored.

¶9Today, petitioners and the complainant are present before this Court through video conferencing, who are duly identified by their counsels.

¶10Both the parties also made a statement that, in view of the settlement, they want to close the matter.

¶11Having regard to the nature of offence and also considering the broad guidelines issued by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh Vs State of Punjab reported in

(2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & others Vs State of Punjab & another reported in (2014) 6 SCC 466, request of the petitioner deserves to be acceded to.

¶12Since the parties have entered into a compromise, therefore, possibility of the trial resulting into conviction of the accused is remote and bleak and, that being so, continuation of criminal proceedings would visit the accused with great oppression, prejudice and injustice. Rather, it would tantamount to abuse of process of law. Ends of justice would be met if criminal proceedings are put to an end, because this would allow the parties to translate their decision to live in peace in the reality. Resolution of a dispute by way of a compromise between two warring groups, therefore, should attract immediate and prompt attention of a Court

which should endeavour to give full effect to same unless such compromise is abhorrent to lawful composition of the society or would promote savagery.

¶13In view of above discussion, the writ petition is allowed. Consequently, F.I.R./Case Crime No. 180 of 2026, under Sections 109, 115(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 352, 351(2) of BNS, registered at Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar, is hereby quashed along with all the proceedings emanating therefrom.

¶14Compounding application is, accordingly, disposed of.

(Alok Mahra J.)

04.08.2026 Ujjwal