( 2025:HHC:18135 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 341 of 2025. Reserved on: 27.05.2025 Date of Decision: 06.06.2025. Gagandeep Singh & Anr. ...Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Anr. ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr. Arvind Sharma, Advocate. For Respondent No.1/State : Mr. Ajit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. For Respondent No.2 : Ms. Kiran Sharma, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 481 of 2021, dated 27.12.2021, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 353 & 332 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), at Police Station Sadar, Una, District Una, H.P. and the consequent proceedings arising out of the FIR. It has been asserted that the 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 ( 2025:HHC:18135 ) incident took place due to a misunderstanding between the parties. The parties have entered into a compromise. The informant does not want to continue with the present matter because of the compromise having been effected between the parties. Hence, the petition. 2. The statement of the informant/victim, Budhu Ram, was recorded on 16.05.2025, in which he stated that he had entered into a compromise with the accused voluntarily without any influence from any person. He did not want to proceed further with the matter because of the compromise having been effected between the parties. 3. I have heard Mr. Arvind Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Ajit Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No.1-State and Ms. Kiran Sharma, learned counsel for respondent No.2-informant and have gone through the records carefully. 4. This Court had already quashed the proceedings under Sections 353, 332 and 333 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Sumit Kumar Vs. State of H.P. (2020) SCC Online HP 436, Sections 323, 353 and 506 of IPC in Murari Lal Vs. State of H.P. (2023) HHC 628, and Sections 341 and 353 of IPC in Rakesh Kumar and 3 ( 2025:HHC:18135 ) another Vs. State of H.P., Cr.MMO No. 700 of 2019, decided on 1.1.2020. These judgments are binding upon this Court. In view of the binding precedents of this Court, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No. 481 of 2021, dated 27.12.2021, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 353 & 332 read with Section 34 of the IPC, at Police Station Sadar, Una, District Una, H.P. is quashed. Consequent upon the quashing of the FIR, criminal proceedings pending/initiated against the petitioner-accused in pursuance thereof are also quashed. 5. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending applications, if any. 6. Parties are permitted to produce a copy of this judgment, downloaded from the webpage of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh before the authorities concerned, and the said authorities shall not insist on the production of a certified copy but if required, may verify passing of the order from Website of the High Court. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 06th June, 2025 (Shamsh Tabrez)