Reserved on 15.10.2025 Delivered on 15.12.2025 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 745 of 2024 Lily Nath Agarwal .....Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & others …..Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Presence:-

Mr. Rajesh Joshi, learned counsel for the Petitioner.

Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand.

Mr. Dharmendra Barthwal with Mr. Tribhuwan Phartyal, learned counsel for the Private Respondent.

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Hon'ble Ashish Naithani, J.

The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed by the petitioner for quashing the F.I.R. dated 27.11.2023 being FIR No.0307 of 2023, for the offence punishable under Sections 420 & 120-B of IPC, registered at Police Station Mukhani, District Nainital and further to direct the respondents not to take any coercive action against the Petitioner in pursuance of the abovementioned F.I.R..

2. The Petitioner, Lily Nath Agarwal, is a person of Indian origin and presently a citizen of Australia. She has been residing and working in Sydney since 1990. Her f