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and Registrar’s order with Signatures WPCRL/ 345/ 2026 With Compounding Appl. No. 1 of 2026 Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.

1. Mr. Eshan Sachdeva, learned counsel for the petitioners.

2. Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned A.G.A. with Ms. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the State.

3. Mr. Neeraj Parihar, learned counsel for the complainant.

4. The instant criminal writ petition has been preferred by the petitioners for quashing of the FIR dated 21.01.2026, bearing FIR No. 0037 of 2026, registered at P.S. Kotwali Haridwar District Haridwar wherein the petitioners have been implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(n) IPC read with Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

5. The writ petition is supported with the compounding application (IA No. 1 of 2026) along with the affidavits of all the petitioners and the complainant-

respondent no. 4.

6. All the petitioners and respondent no. 4-complainant are present in Court and are identified by their counsel.

7. As per the allegation, as alleged, in the FIR petitioner no. 1 was in fact engaged to marry with the respondent no. 4 but thereafter some differences were arose due to which their engagement was broken and then impugned FIR has been lodged with allegations that after engagement physical relations were developed between them but thereafter applicant no. 1 refused to marry with respondent.

8. Now, in the compounding application it is contended that the parties have settled their disputes amicably and have decided that applicant no. 1 will marry with respondent no. 4. It is also contended that the marriage is scheduled to be solemnized on 22.04.2026. It is further submitted that since now the family members of both the parties have settled their dispute and petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 4 now decided to marry which is scheduled to be held on 22.04.2026, therefore, there is no useful purpose to go with the investigation of the impugned FIR and the same be quashed.

9. Learned A.G.A. submits that one of the penal provision, i.e. Section 376(2)(n) IPC is non compoundable but since from the allegation, as alleged in the FIR, that petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 4 were initially engaged but due to some differences petitioner no. 1 refused to marry and their family members now have settled their dispute and decided that both of them will marry on 22.04.2026, therefore, there is no useful purpose to go with further investigation.

10. In such view of the matter, taking into consideration the averment made in the compounding application and the fact that applicant no. 1 is now ready to marry with respondent no. 4, and their marriage is schedule to be held on 22.04.2026, this Court is of the view that the compounding application and the writ petition deserves to be allowed.

11. Accordingly, compounding application as well as writ petition are allowed. Consequently, the impugned FIR dated 21.01.2026, bearing FIR No. 0037 of 2026, registered at P.S. Kotwali Haridwar District Haridwar is hereby quashed.

12. Pending application, if any, also stand disposed of.

(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)

25.02.2026 Parul