Uttarakhand High Court
Unknown vs Harvinder Singh And on 17 April, 2026
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C-528 No. 673 of 2026
Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J.
Mr. Sandeep Kothari, learned counsel for
the applicants.
2. Ms. Pushpa Bhatt, learned D.A.G.
alongwith Mr. S.C. Dumka, learned A.G.A. for
the State.
3. Mr. Ankit Rana, learned counsel for the
complainant.
4. The present criminal misc. application is
filed with the prayer to set-aside and quash the
chargesheet, cognizance/summoning order as
well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case
No. 30 of 2026, State Vs. Harvinder Singh and
Others, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 325, 504
and 506 of IPC, pending in the court of learned
1st Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)/ACJM,
Haridwar, on the basis of compromise between
the parties.
5. The present case is a case of cross FIRs. It
is submitted that both the parties have entered
into a compromise and have agreed to withdraw
all the pending cases filed against each other.
6. Compounding application is also filed in
the matter wherein it is prayed to compound
the offence between the parties under Sections
147, 148, 149, 323, 325 and 506 of IPC.
7. Applicant No. 1-Harjinder Singh and
Applicant No. 5-Nirbhav Singh are physically
present before this Court. Applicant Nos. 2, 3
and 4 and respondent no. 2 are virtually
present before this Court. They all are duly
identified by their respective counsels. Parties
have also filed their respective affidavits stating
the facts of compromise between them.
8. Learned counsel for the applicants submits
that the parties have amicably settled their
dispute and have entered into a compromise.
9. Learned State Counsel raised a preliminary
objection to the effect that the offences sought to
be compounded are non-compoundable.
10. However, the Hon’ble Apex Court in the
case of B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana
reported in (2003) 4 S.C.C., Page 675, has
permitted compounding of non-compoundable
offences with the permission of Court.
11. Furthermore, Hon’ble Supreme Court, in a
catena of its judgments, has observed that in
cases where because of the compromise arrived
at between the parties, possibility of conviction
is remote and bleak, the High Court may quash
the criminal proceedings as continuation of the
same would cause great prejudice and injustice
to the accused.
12. Following the aforesaid ratio, the present
compounding application is allowed. The
offences between the parties are permitted to
be compounded. As a result, the entire
proceedings of Criminal Case No. 30 of 2026,
State Vs. Harvinder Singh and Others, under
Sections 147, 148, 149, 325, 504 and 506 of
IPC, pending in the court of learned 1st
Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)/ACJM,
Haridwar, are hereby quashed qua the
applicants. FIR and charge-sheet filed pursuant
thereto stand quashed.
13. Accordingly, the present criminal misc.
application stands disposed of in the aforesaid
terms.
(Alok Mahra J.)
17.04.2026
Ujjwal
