IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No. 723 of 2026 Reserved on: 02.09.2026 Date of Decision: 10.09.2026 Mohammad Suhail Kohli ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & others ....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the petitioner : Mr. Sahil Thakur, Advocate. For respondents : : Mr. Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1/State. Ms. Shrutika Panwar, Advocate, for respondents No.2, 3 and 4. Rakesh Kainthla,Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of F.I.R. No. 73 of 2022, dated 01.05.2022, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station Amb, District Una, H.P based on the compromised effected between the parties. 2 2. It has been asserted that the matter has been compromised between the parties with the intervention of the respectable persons of the society. The parties want to maintain cordial relations with each other. Hence, the present petition. 3. Statement of informant-Krishan Dev and injured Brijesh Lath and Nidhi Lath were recorded on 30.07.2026, in which they have stated that the matter had been compromised between the parties voluntarily without any influence from any person and they have no objection, in case the FIR lodged against the petitioner/accused is ordered to be quashed. 4. The police have filed a status report reproducing the contents of the F.I.R. and the steps taken during the investigation. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 6. The offences punishable under Sections 337 and 338 of IPC are compoundable under Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). This Court had already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of IPC M.V. Act in Sushant vs State of H.P. 2023 HLC 531, Vikas Huda vs. State of H.P. 2023 STPL 3009, Kulwidner Singh vs Ankush Kumar 2023 HLR 3 384 and Nishant vs. State 2022 Suppl. Law Cases 45 and others, based on the compromise. These judgments are binding on this Court. 7. Therefore, in view of these precedents, the present petition is allowed and F.I.R. No. 73 of 2022, dated 01.05.2022, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of IPC at Police Station Amb, District Una, H.P. is ordered to be quashed. Consequent upon the quashing of FIR, criminal proceedings pending/initiated against the petitioner-accused in pursuance thereto, are also ordered to be quashed. 8. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending applications, if any. 9. 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 10th September, 2026 (ravinder)