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Rahul Thakur Alias Rahul Kumar v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC8 Jul 2026C528/1437/2026

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Where parties to a matrimonial dispute settle their differences and agree to dissolve the marriage by mutual consent, the High Court may allow the compounding application and quash criminal proceedings for offences under Sections 498-A, 353, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Proceedings in Criminal Case No. 217 of 2025 (State v. Rahul) were quashed; parties directed to file a mutual-consent divorce petition within 15 days, with alimony payable in two instalments of Rs. 1.5 lakh each.

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Compounding application allowed; entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 217 of 2025 and FIR No. 504 of 2023 quashed; directions for mutual-consent divorce and payment of Rs. 3,00,000/- alimony.

Rahul Thakur Alias Rahul Kumar Vs State of Uttarakhand — Dowry and Cruelty | 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
			C528/1437/2026 Rahul Thakur Alias Rahul Kumar --Applicant Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Anchit Khokher, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Mr. B.C. Joshi, learned AGA for the State. 3. Ms. Radha Arya, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1. 4. The instant petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 has been preferred by the applicants – Rahul Thakur @ Rahul Kumar, son of Shayam Thakur, Shyam Prajapati @ Shayam Thakur, son of Ram Chandra and Geeta Prajapati @ Geeta Devi wife of Shayam Thakur. 5. Applicant nos. 2 and 3 are parents of applicant no. 1. Respondent no. 2 married with applicant no. 1 but due to some matrimonial discord, respondent no. 2 lodged the FIR on 22.11.2023 at Police Station – Ram Nagar, District Nainital wherein charge sheet has been filed and applicants have been summoned to face the trial for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, 353, 504 IPC and under Section 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Criminal Case No. 217 of 2025 (State Vs. Rahul and others) pending in the court of ACJM, Ram Nagar, District – Nainital. 6. The instant petition has been filed along with compounding application with the affidavit of applicants and respondent no. 2. 7. Applicants and respondent no. 2 are present in the Court and they are duly identified by their respective counsel. 8. It is contended in the compounding application that applicant no. 1 married with

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respondent no. 2 on 04.02.2022 but due to some
matrimonial discord, they are living separately
since February, 2023 and now, family of both the
parties have decided that applicant no. 1 and 2
may get permanent separation by filing divorce
petition seeking divorce by way of mutual consent
and applicant no. 1 will pay Rs. 3,00,000/-
towards permanent alimony during divorce
proceedings.
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Since now, both the parties have decided to
get divorce by way of mutual consent, therefore,
the instant petition is finally disposed of by
allowing compounding application and the entire
proceedings of Criminal Case No. 217 of 2025
(State Vs. Rahul and others) pending in the court
of ACJM, Ram Nagar, District – Nainital, arising
out of FIR No. 504 of 2023 is hereby quashed.
10.
Both the parties are directed to file divorce
petition by way of mutual consent within 15 days
before the concerned Family Court and on the
date of filing of the divorce petition, applicant no.
1 shall pay Rs. 1,50,000/- to the respondent no. 2
and concerned Family Court is directed to decide
the divorce petition within next 15 days and while
granting divorce by way of mutual consent the
concerned Family Court shall ensure that on the
date when divorce decree is passed, the applicant
no. 1 shall pay rest of the amount of Rs. 1,50,000/-
to the respondent no. 2.
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.)
08.07.2026
SKS

Rahul Thakur Alias Rahul Kumar v. State of Uttarakhand

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