2026:HHC:25420 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 356 of 2026 Reserved on: 22.6.2026 Date of Decision: 30.6.2026. Sachin Garg & ors. …. Petitioners Versus State of HP & anr. …. Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr. Ashok K. Tyagi, Advocate. For Respondents No.1 to 3-State : Mr. Lokender Kutlehria, Additional Advocate General. For Respondent No.4 : Mr. Abhishek Verma, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 203 of 2024, dated 27.12.2024, registered at Police Station, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the consequential 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2026:HHC:25420 proceedings arising out of it and pending before Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P. 2. It has been asserted that the parties entered into a compromise after the registration of the FIR. They want to maintain cordial relations. The pendency of the FIR is creating hindrance in the development of cordial relationship between the parties. Hence the petition. 3. The statement of the informant/victim Ritika Garg was recorded on 28.04.2026 in which she stated that she had compromised the matter with the accused and was residing separately. She did not want to proceed further with the matter after the compromise between the parties and had no objection for quashing the FIR based on a compromise between the parties. 4. The offences punishable under Sections 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC are compoundable under Section 320 of the Cr.PC. Section 320(3) of the Cr.PC provides that where the offences are compoundable and a person is liable by virtue of Section 34 or Section 149 of the IPC the offences may be compounded. Therefore, in view of this provision the offences punishable under Sections 323, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of IPC can be compounded. An FIR 3 2026:HHC:25420 registered for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC 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. 5. Consequently, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 203 of 2024, dated 27.12.2024, registered at Police Station, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC and the consequential proceedings arising out of it and pending before Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P. against the petitioners-accused in pursuance thereto are quashed. 6. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. 7. 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 4 2026:HHC:25420 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 30th June, 2026 (Chander)