2026:HHC:29832 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 477 of 2026 Reserved on: 15.7.2026 Date of Decision: 21.7.2026. Inder Kanwar ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors. …. Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr Suneet Verma, Advocate, vice Mr Umesh Kanwar, Advocate. For Respondent No.1-State : Mr Lokender Kutlehria, Additional Advocate General. For Respondent No.2 : Mr Chandresh Pal, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 115 of 2019, dated 1.6.2019, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Shimla, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 187 of the Motor Vehicles Act (MV Act) and 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2026:HHC:29832 consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR based on the compromise effected between the parties. 2. It has been asserted that the matter has been compromised between the parties with the intervention of the local people of the area. The petitioner had compensated the informant for the damage caused to his car. The informant does not want to pursue the case filed by him against the petitioner and had no objection to quashing the FIR based on the compromise effected between the parties. 3. The statement of the informant/owner of the vehicle was recorded on 03.06.2026, in which he stated that he had reported the matter to the police and had entered into a compromise with the petitioner/accused voluntarily without any influence from any person. He had no objection to quashing the FIR based on the compromise between the parties. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. The FIR has been registered for the commission of offences punishable under Section 279 of the IPC and Section 187 of the MV Act. This Court has quashed the F.I.R. registered 3 2026:HHC:29832 for the commission of offences punishable under Section 279 of IPC in Sushant vs State of H.P. 2023 HLJ 531, Vikas Huda vs. State of H.P. 2023 STPL 3009, Kulwidner Singh vs Ankush Kumar 2023 HLR 384 and Nishant vs. State 2022 Suppl. Law Cases 45 based on compromise. This Court has also quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 187 of the MV Act, inter alia, in Rajender Thakur Vs. State of H.P. and others 2022 STPL 10700 HP and Akshay Kumar and others Vs. State of HP and others 2022 STPL 9456 HP. These judgments are binding on this Court. 6. In view of these binding precedents, the present petition is allowed, and the FIR No. 115 of 2019, dated 1.6.2019, registered at Police Station Sadar, District Shimla, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Section 279 of the IPC and Section 187 of the MV Act and the 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 4 2026:HHC:29832 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 the Website of the High Court. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 21st July, 2026 (Chander)