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Apoorva Nautiyal v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC2 Jul 2026C528/1412/2026

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Court allowed a compounding application under section 528 of BNSS, 2023 and quashed criminal proceedings involving sections 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, noting that the dispute was matrimonial and settled via mutual consent divorce petition.

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Allowance of compounding application under section 528 of BNSS, 2023 and quashing of Criminal Case No. 615 of 2025 pending before CHJ. Magistrate, Dehradun.

Apoorva Nautiyal Vs State of Uttarakhand — Matrimonial and Divorce | Uttarakhand HC (2026)

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SL. No.	Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS UKHC010111822026 C528/1412/2026 With IA 1/2026 (For Compounding Application) Apoorva Nautiyal --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Rishab Ranghar, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. Himanshu Sain and Mrs. Meenakshi Sharma, learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. The instant petition has been preferred by the present applicant ‘Apoorva Nautiyal’ S/o Shri Guru Dev Nautiyal under section 528 of BNSS, 2023 along with the compounding application for quashing the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 615 of 2025 ‘State vs. Apoorva Nautiyal’ pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, arising out of First Information Report dated 22.01.2023 bearing FIR No. 0030 of 2023, wherein, the present applicant has been summoned to face the trial for the offences punishable under sections 498A, 323, 504 of IPC and section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. 4. In the compounding application it is contended that the applicant married with respondent no. 3 on 30.09.2016 and there are no issues from their marriage but due to their matrimonial discord both are living separately since 2022 and thereafter they come up with the final settlement to get the divorce by way of mutual consent and the applicant-husband is agreed to pay an amount of Rs. 21,50,000/- (Rupees Twenty one lakh fifty thousand) towards permanent alimony. 5. It is further contended that the divorce petition has alreadybeen filed to seek divorce bywayof

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mutual consent and on the first day of motion payment of Rs. 10 lakhs has already been paid to respondent-wife and the remaining amount of 11,50,000/- will be paid on the second motion. 6. Both the parties joined the proceeding thro V.C. and also submits that since the parties settled their dispute the proceedings be closed.	part the Rs. ugh have
7. Learned State counsel submits that since dispute appears to be matrimonial one and the pa have settled their dispute to get divorce by wa mutual consent, therefore, there is no useful pur to continue with the proceeding. 8. Both the parties are identified by their respe counsel.	the rties y of pose ctive
9. After hearing the learned counsel for applicant as well as the learned A.G.A. and taking	the into
consideration that the dispute appears to matrimonial one, which has now been settled to divorce by way of mutual consent and the first mo is already completed and the part payment has alr	be get tion eady
been made, this court is of the view that compounding application deserves to be allowed. 10. Accordingly, the instant application prefe under section 528 of BNSS, 2023 and the compoun application are allowed and the entire proceedin Criminal Case No. 615 of 2025 ‘State vs. Apo Nautiyal’ arising out of Case Crime No. 0030 of pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magist Dehradun, is also hereby quashed. (Rakesh Thapliyal, 02.07.2026 PR	the rred ding g of orva 2023 rate, J.)

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