2025:HHC:26562 _____________________________ 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 526 of 2025 Reserved on: 29.07.2025 Date of Decision:07.08.2025 Kartik Sharma ...Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & another ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Jitender K. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1/State. Mr. Sankalap Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 75 of 2025, dated 14.05.2025, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 281 and 125(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and Section 187 of Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, 1988 at Police Station West Shimla, District Shimla, H.P. and consequential proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R. 2 2. It has been asserted that the matter has been amicably settned between the parties and complainant does not want to proceed with the matter based on compromise. 3. Statement of informant/injured was recorded on 25.06.2025, in which she stated that she had compromised the matter voluntarily without any influence from any person and she has no objection in case F.I.R as well proceedings arising out of the same are ordered to be quashed. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. In the present case the F.I.R. was registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 281 and 125(a) of BNS which correspond to Sections 279 and 337of IPC, respectively. This Court had already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of aforesaid offences in Sushant vs State of H.P. 2023 HHC 531, Vikas Huda vs State of H.P. 2023 STPL 3009, Kulwidner Singh vs Ankush Kumar 2023 HLR384 and Nishant vs. State 2022 Suppl. Law Cases 45 based on compromise. These judgments are binding on this Court. 6. Consequently, the present petition is allowed, and the FIR No. 75 of 2025, dated 14.05.2025, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 281 and 125(a) of the BNS, 2023 (BNS) and Section 187 of M.V.Act at Police Station West Shimla, District 3 Shimla, H.P. as well as consequential proceedings arising out of said F.I.R. are quashed. 7. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending applications, if any. 8. 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 07th August, 2025 (ravinder)