Uttarakhand High Court
C528/1384/2026 of DEEPAK SHUKLA AND ANR Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND on 19 June 2026
Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS UKHC010108922026 2026:UHC:5096 C528 No.1384 of 2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. Ms. Lata Negi, learned counsel for the applicants. 2. Ms. Meenakshi
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2026:UHC:5096
C528 No.1384 of 2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
Ms. Lata Negi, learned counsel for the applicants.
2. Ms. Meenakshi Sharma, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand/1.
3. Mr. Aman Baluni, learned counsel for the respondent no.2.
4. This instant petition has been moved by the applicants – Deepak Shukla and Jeet Maurya under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, along with the compounding application (IA No.01 of 2026) for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.234 of 2024, “State Vs. Deepak Shukla and others” arising out of FIR dated 21.12.2022 bearing FIR No.0375 of 2022, wherein, the present applicants are facing the trial for the offences punishable under Sections 354(D), 504 and 506 of IPC, which is pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar.
5. The compounding application is signed by the applicants and the respondent no.2/victim alongwith their affidavits and they are present in person before this Court and are identified by their respective counsels.
6. It is contended in the compounding application that now the applicants and the respondent no.2 has resolved their dispute amicably and the complainant/respondent no.2, have no grudge against the applicants and she wants to close the proceedings of aforesaid criminal case. It is also contended that now since the parties have settled their dispute amicably and respondent no.2 is now married with another person, therefore, continuation of these proceedings will affect her matrimonial life.
7. On the other side, Ms. Meenakshi Sharma, learned AGA submits that the offences punishable under Sections 504 and 506 of IPC though are compoundable but remaining offences are non compoundable but with the leave of the Court same can also be compounded.
8. After hearing the arguments of the learned counsel for the parties, and taking into consideration that parties have settled their dispute amicably and respondent no.2, have now married and wants to close the proceedings, therefore, in the interest of justice, and in view of the observations as above, the present C528 application as well as the compounding application are allowed, and the trial court proceedings i.e. Criminal Case No.234 of 2024, “State Vs. Deepak Shukla and others” arising out of FIR dated 21.12.2022 bearing FIR No.0375 of 2022, wherein, the present applicants are facing the trial for the offences punishable under Sections 354(D), 504 and 506 of IPC, which is pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar, is also hereby quashed.
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)
19.06.2026 Nitesh/