Criminal misc. application by the accused (applicant) seeking setting aside of the chargesheet, summoning/cognizance order and the entire proceedings of Special Sessions Trial No. 14 of 2025, State Vs. Mohd. Rizwan, under Sections 137(2), 64(1) and 87 of BNS and Section 5(l)/6 of POCSO Act, pending before the FTC/Special Judge, POCSO/Additional Sessions Judge, Dehradun, District Dehradun, on the basis of a compromise between the parties — Allowed. Factual background: a missing report was lodged by respondent no. 2 regarding his minor sister; during investigation the victim was found in the company of the applicant and an FIR was lodged. Parties appeared before the Court, were identified by their counsels and filed affidavits of compromise; respondent no. 2 stated he had amicably settled the dispute and did not wish to pursue the criminal proceedings; respondent no. 3/victim stated she had gone with the applicant of her own sweet will and, after attaining majority, both solemnized their marriage on 13.02.2026 and were living as husband and wife. Although learned State Counsel raised a preliminary objection that the offences sought to be compounded were non-compoundable, the Court, following B.S. Joshi and others Vs. State of Haryana, (2003) 4 SCC 675 (compounding of non-compoundable offences permitted with the permission of the Court), allowed the compounding application, permitted the offences to be compounded, quashed the entire proceedings qua the applicant, and held that the FIR and charge-sheet filed pursuant thereto stand quashed. Application disposed of accordingly. (Alok Mahra, J.), 03.06.2026.
