2026:HHC:26008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 199 of 2026 Reserved on: 24.6.2026 Date of Decision: 02.7.2026. Rampal Gogna @ Toni …. Petitioner Versus State of HP & anr. …. Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr Aditya Chauhan, Advocate. For Respondent No.1-State : Mr Tarun Pathak, Deputy Advocate General. For Respondent No.2 : Mr Ankush Chauhan, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 64 of 2022, dated 7.4.2022, registered at Police Station Dehra, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 451, 354, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and consequential proceedings 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2026:HHC:26008 arising out of the said FIR based on the compromise effected between the parties. 2. It has been asserted that the FIR was the outcome of some misunderstanding between the informant and the petitioner. Both parties are residents of the same village. They are well known to each other and want to maintain a cordial relationship. The matter has been compromised between the parties with the intervention of respectable members of the society, elders and the members of the family. The informant does not want to proceed further with the matter after the compromise. Hence, the petition. 3. The statement of the informant/victim was recorded on 14.5.2026, in which she stated that she had entered into a compromise with the petitioner voluntarily without any influence from any person, and she does not want to proceed further with the matter after the compromise. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. The offences punishable under Section 451, 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC are compoundable under Section 320 of the Cr. 3 2026:HHC:26008 P.C. This Court has quashed the FIR registered for the commission of offences punishable under Section 354 of IPC in Vidya Devi Vs. State of HP and others 2022 STPL 13724 HP, Ameen Vs. State of HP and others 2022 STPL 13743 HP, Raj Kumar Vs. State of HP and others 2022(2) Him. L.R. 1150, Mukesh Kumar and others Vs. State of HP and others 2022 STPL 9742 HP and Sunil Kumar and State of HP and others 2022(1) Him. L.R. 280. These judgments are binding on this Court. 6. In view of these binding precedents, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 64 of 2022, dated 7.4.2022, registered at Police Station Dehra, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 451, 354, 323, 504 and 506 of IPC and consequential proceedings pending/initiated against the petitioner-accused in pursuance thereof are ordered to be 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 4 2026:HHC:26008 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 2nd July, 2026 (Chander)