2025:HHC:44781 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 832 of 2025 Reserved on: 02.12.2025 Date of Decision: 20.12.2025 Avtar Singh & others ...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others ..Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Ajit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No.1/State. Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 and 3. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present petition for quashing of F.I.R. No. 240 of 2023, dated 09.08.2023, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 406, 498-A, 506, 354 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2025:HHC:44781 Nalagarh, District Solan, H.P. and consequent proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R based on compromise effected between the parties. 2. It has been asserted that marriage between petitioner No.1 and respondent No.3 was solemnised in the year 2022. The relationship between them got strained and the F.I.R. was lodged by the informant against the petitioners. The matter has been settled between the parties and the informant does not want to proceed further with the matter. Hence, the present petition. 3. Statements of informants/victims were recorded on 27.10.2024, in which they stated that they 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 406 and 506 of IPC are 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 Court have already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of offence punishable under Section 498-A of IPC in 3 2025:HHC:44781 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.P 2023 (1) Him L.R. 602 and this Court has also quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of offences punishable under Section 354 of IPC in Vidya Devi vs State of Himachal Pradesh & others 2022 STPL 13724 HP, Chaman Lal vs State of H.P., Latest HLJ 2023 (HP)(1) 213, Ameen vs State of Himachal Pradesh & others, 2023(1) Him. L.R 375 and Rakesh Verma vs State of H.P. Latest HLJ 2022 (HP)(2) 952 based on the compromise. These judgments are binding on this Court. 6. Consequently, the present petition is allowed and F.I.R. No. 240 of 2023, dated 09.08.2023, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 406, 498-A, 506, 354 read with Section 34 of IPC at Police Station Nalagarh, District Solan, 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 4 2025:HHC:44781 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 20th December, 2024 (ravinder)