2025:HHC:44572 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 965 of 2025 Reserved on: 02.12.2025 Date of Decision: 19 .12.2025 Suryaveer Dadwal & anr. ...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr. Ashok Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Ajit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No.1/State. Ms. Pritika Thakur, Advocate, vice Mr. Bhairav Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present petition for quashing of F.I.R. No. 11 of 2020, dated 24.09.2020, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 342, 504 & 506 read with Section 34 of IPC registered at Women Police Station New Shimla, District Shimla, H.P. and consequent proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R based on compromise effected between the parties. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2025:HHC:44572 2. It has been asserted that marriage between petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 was solemnised in the year 2020 and thereafter the relationship between them became strained. The parties have settled the matter with the intervention of the respectable persons of the society and departed their ways by way of mutual consent. Informant-wife agreed not to proceed with the complaints filed by her. Hence, the present petition. 3. Statement of informant Sparsha Malhotra was recorded on 27.10.2024, in which she stated that she had entered into compromise voluntarily without any influence from any person and had no objection; in case the FIR lodged against the petitioners/accused is ordered to be quashed based on the compromise. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. The offences punishable under Sections 323, 342, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of IPC is compoundable under Section 320 of Cr.P.C. Section 320 (3) of Cr.P.C. provides that where any offence is compoundable under this Section and the accused is liable under Section 34 or 149 of IPC, the offence may be compounded. The Courts have already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of offence punishable under Section 498-A of IPC in Gian Singh versus State, 2012 3 2025:HHC:44572 (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.P 2023 (1) Him L.R. 602 based on the compromise. These judgments are binding on this Court. 6. Consequently, the present petition is allowed and F.I.R. No. 11 of 2020, dated 24.09.2020, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 342, 504 & 506 read with Section 34 of IPC registered at Women Police Station New Shimla, District Shimla, H.P. is quashed 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 Website of the High Court. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 19th December, 2025 (ravinder)