2025:HHC:38113 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 674 of 2025 Reserved on: 29.10.2025 Date of Decision: 13.11.2025 Kartik ...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. Virender Singh Rathore, Advocate. For respondent No.1/State : Mr. Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General. For respondent No.2 : Mr. Vijay Bir Singh, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has led the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 223 of 2020, dated 15.11.2020, registered at Police Station Nagrota Bagwan, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of o1ences punishable under Sections 279 and 337 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR based on the compromise e1ected between the parties. 2025:HHC:38113 2 2. It has been asserted that the parties have entered into a compromise voluntarily without any in8uence from any person. The informant does not want to proceed further with the matter. Hence, the petition. 3. Statement of the informant/victim Sourav Singh was recorded on 29.8.2025, in which he stated he had entered into a compromise with the accused voluntarily without any in8uence from any person, and he does not want to proceed further with the matter because of the compromise e1ected between the parties. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. This Court has already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of o1ences punishable under Sections 279 and 337 of IPC in Sushant vs State of H.P. 2023 HLJ 531, Vikas Huda vs. State of H.P. 2023 STPL 3009, Kulvinder Singh vs Ankush Kumar 2023 HLR 384 and Nishant vs. State 2022 Suppl. Law Cases 45 based on compromise. These judgments are binding on this Court. 6. Therefore, in view of these precedents, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 223 of 2020, dated 15.11.2020, registered at Police Station Nagrota Bagwan, District Kangra, H.P., 2025:HHC:38113 3 for the commission of o1ences punishable under Sections 279 and 337 of IPC and consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR are 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 certi ed copy, but if required, may verify passing of the order from the Website of the High Court. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 13th November 2025 (Chander)