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MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI
Naveen Verma – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought quashing of F.I.R. No. 0108 of 2022, under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC, registered at Police Station Dalanwala, District Dehradun.
3. A compounding application, jointly signed by counsel for respondent no. 4 and counsel for the petitioner has been filed duly supported by affidavits of petitioner and respondent no. 4 (complainant).
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that parties have entered into settlement, therefore, the matter needs to be compounded. He further has drawn attention of this Court to the averment made in Para 2 of supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of petitioner, where it has been stated that, no F.I.R. was lodged against the petitioner before this incident.
5. Learned counsel for respondent no. 4 submits that dispute has now been amicably settled between the parties, therefore, his client wants to close the matter to ensure that peace is restored.
6. Parties were present before this Court on 22.06.2022, who were duly identified by their respective counsels. Both the parties also made a statement that in view of
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Quashing of criminal proceedings based on a genuine compromise reached between the parties.
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