Uttarakhand High Court
Ukhc010126142026 vs State Of Uttarakhand on 21 July, 2026
Author: Rakesh Thapliyal
Bench: Rakesh Thapliyal
UKHC010126142026
2026:UHC:6152
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reports, orders
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SL.
Date or directions COURT'S OR JUDGE'S ORDERS
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and Registrar's
order with
Signatures
C528/1560/2026
With
IA 1/2026 (For Compounding Application)
Vinod Chaurasiya
--Applicant
Versus
State Of Uttarakhand
--Respondent
Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
1. Mr. Amit Kapri, learned counsel for the
applicant.
2. Mr. Bhaskar Chandra Joshi, learned A.G.A.
with Mr. Vijay Khanduri, learned Brief Holder for
the State.
3. Mr. Chandramauli Shah, learned counsel for
the respondent.
4. The instant petition is moved by the present
applicant ‘Vinod Chaurasiya S/o Jeet Lal
Chaurasiya along with the compounding
application for quashing of proceeding of
Criminal Case No. 723 of 2018 ‘State vs. Vinod
Chaurasiya‘ pending in the court of Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vikas Nagar, District
Dehradun, wherein, the present applicant is
summoned to face the trial for the offences
punishable under sections 498A, 323, 504 of IPC
r/w section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act
arising out of Case Crime No. 61 of 2017.
5. The applicant is present in court and the
respondent/complainant joined the proceeding
through V.C. and both of them are identified by
their respective counsel.
6. It is submitted in the compounding
application that the dispute in between the parties
is due the matrimonial discord, which has now
been settled by both the parties and the divorce
petition is already filed, which is pending for
consideration. It is submitted that both the parties
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have settled their matrimonial dispute, therefore,
the proceedings be dropped.
7. The complainant also submits that she do
not want to pursue the proceeding.
8. Learned State counsel have not objected on
this since the parties have settled their
matrimonial dispute and a divorce petition is filed
by way of mutual consent, therefore, there is no
useful purpose to continue the proceeding.
9. After hearing the submission of learned
counsel for the parties and taking into
consideration that the parties have settled their
matrimonial dispute, therefore, there is no useful
purpose to continue the proceeding.
10. In such view of the matter the present
application as well as the compounding
application are allowed and the entire proceeding
of Criminal Case No. 723 of 2018 ‘State vs. Vinod
Chaurasiya‘ pending in the court of Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vikas Nagar, District
Dehradun, is hereby quashed.
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)
21.07.2026
PR
