Page No.# 1/4 GAHC020006082025 2025:GAU-NL:491 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : Crl. Pet./31/2025 SHRI ASHISH KRISHNA PANDEY S/O LT.GEN ABHAY KRISHNA, R/O GREATER NOIDA, GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR-201310, UTTAR PRADESH VERSUS STATE OF NAGALAND AND ANR NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:MS. FLORENCE L. JAMIR RESIDENT OF HIGH SCHOOL COLONY KOHIMA NAGALAN Advocate for the Petitioner : A. SOPHIE, LUCY WEO,M SOLO Advocate for the Respondent : P.P, NAGALAND, BEFORE: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER O R D E R 25.09.2025 The petitioner herein is seeking to quash the FIR dated 23.08.2025 and connected criminal proceedings in respect of GR Case No. 94/2025 in connection with Women PS Case No. 0010/2025 on the basis of a Compromise Deed dated 12.09.2025 executed between the petitioner and Page No.# 2/4 the respondent no. 2/victim. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. A. Sophie as well as learned Public Prosecutor, Mr. E. Thiba Phom for the respondent no. 1 and Mr. L. Iralu, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the FIR dated 23.08.2025 had been lodged before Women PS, Kohima, Nagaland by the respondent no. 2 stating that the petitioner had been harassing/stalking/cyber-bullying and cyber-stalking the respondent no. 2 for 4 (four) months. And further, on 22.08.2025, at around 10:30 PM, the petitioner had come to her residence and forcefully knocked on her door and only after she informed the Police the petitioner fled from the scene. Thereafter, a case was registered as Women PS Case No. 0010/2025. The petitioner was arrested on 29.08.2025 and charged under Section 78/79/351/356(2)/331(4) of the BNS read with Section 66(c) and 67 of the IT Act, 2000. The petitioner was released on bail on 03.09.2025. 4. Thereafter, the petitioner and the respondent no. 2 entered into a compromise by executing the Compromise Deed dated 12.09.2025. Among other conditions, the Compromise Deed stated that the parties declare and confirm that there was no force or coercion and they had entered into the compromise voluntarily and with full consent. It was also agreed that – “2. That the accused person undertakes not to establish any contact with the victim, her family and friends, directly or indirectly. 3. That the accused shall refrain from taking any dubious action/steps to trace the location of the victim, which he has committed in the part. Page No.# 3/4 4. That the accused undertake to refrain from initiating or maintaining any direct or indirect contact with the victim, her family, or her associates through any means, including in-person, telephonic, written, or electronic communication. 5. That the accused undertake not to attempt to communicate with the victim, her family, or her friends through third parties, intermediaries, or any other indirect means. 6. That the accused undertake not to make any insinuations about the victim, her family or her friends via any social media platform, electronic messaging application, email, or any form of online interaction. 7. That the accused undertake to refrain from any form of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance-whether physical, verbal, or digital-directed towards the victim, her family, or her friends. 8. That the accused undertake to refrain from posting, publishing, or sharing any content relating to the victim, her family, or her friends on any platform, including social media, blogs, or public forums.” 5. In view of the compromise deed, the petitioner, therefore, prays that the FIR dated 23.08.2025 and the connected criminal proceedings in respect of GR case No. 94/2025 in connection with Women PS Case No. 0010/2025 may be quashed and set aside. 6. Learned counsel for the respondent nos. 1 and 2 have no objections to the said prayer of the petitioner in view of the compromise. The respondent no. 2 has also filed an affidavit to that effect that the compromise deed dated 12.09.2025 is confirmed and she has no objections if the criminal case in GR Case No. 94/2025 is quashed and set aside. 7. Upon going through the Compromise Deed it is seen that no useful purpose would be achieved by continuing with the proceedings in the present case as the proceedings are not likely to result in a conviction due to the fact that the compromise has already been entered into between Page No.# 4/4 the victim and the accused. Accordingly, the FIR dated 23.08.2025 and the GR Case No. 94/2025 in connection with Women PS Case No. 0010/2025 is quashed and set aside. It is made clear that the parties shall abide by the Compromise Deed specifically with respect to paragraphs 2 to 8 of the Compromise Deed dated 12.09.2025. 8. Petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant