2025:HHC:34088 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 744 of 2025. Reserved on: 25.9.2025. Date of Decision: 08.10.2025. Jagdish and others ...Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr Surender Verma, Advocate. For the Respondent/State : Mr Jitender K. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. For Respondent No.2 : Mr Sunil Kumar, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner have filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 96 of 2020, dated 3.7.2020, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323 and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station Theog, District Shimla, H.P. and the consequent 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2025:HHC:34088 proceedings arising out of the FIR based on the compromise effected between the parties. 2. It has been asserted that the matter has been compromised between the parties after the registration of the FIR. The informant/victim did not want to proceed further with the matter because of the compromise; hence, the petition. 3. The statement of the informant/victim was recorded on 22.8.2025, in which she stated that the matter has been compromised between the parties, and the parties are residing separately after the compromise. She did not want to proceed further with the matter because of the compromise. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. Offences punishable under Sections 323 and 506 of IPC are compoundable under Section 320 of Cr.P.C., and the FIR registered for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 498-A can be quashed based on the compromise as per the judgments in Gian Singh versus State, 2012 (10) SCC 303, Narender versus State of Punjab, 2014 (16) SCC 466, Vikas Singh vs. State of H.P.(2023)I DMC 335 (HP) and Sanjay Kumar vs. State of H.P2023 (1) Him L.R. 602, which are binding upon this Court. 2025:HHC:34088 6. Consequently, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No. 96 of 2020, dated 3.7.2020, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323 and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC at Police Station Theog, District Shimla, H.P., and consequent proceedings pending/initiated against the petitioners-accused in pursuance thereto, are also quashed. 7. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending miscellaneous 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 the Website of the High Court. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 8th October, 2025 (Chander)