2026:HHC:6391 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 1132 of 2025 Reserved on: 3.3.2026 Date of Decision: 10.3.2026. Mohit Chaudhary ….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 Anshuman Thakur, Advocate. For Respondent No.1-State : Mr Lokender Kutlehria, Additional Advocate General. For Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr Jai Ram Sharma, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has -led the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 03 of 2023, dated 6.1.2023, registered at Police Station Jawali, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of o5ences punishable under Sections 354D, 323 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR based on the compromise e5ected between the parties. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2026:HHC:6391 2. It has been asserted that the parties have settled the matter with the intervention of respectable persons of the society. They are residents of an adjoining village and want to maintain cordial relations with each other. Hence the petition. 3. Statements of the victim and injured were recorded on 9.12.2025, in which they stated that they had entered into a compromise with the petitioner voluntarily without any in=uence, and they had no objection in case the present FIR is ordered to be quashed as per the compromise e5ected between the parties. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully. 5. The o5ences punishable under Sections 323 and 504 of the IPC are compoundable under Section 320 of Cr.P.C. This Court also quashed the FIR registered for the commission of an o5ence punishable under Section 354D of the IPC in Raj Kumar vs State of HP 2022(2) Him. L.R. 1150, Navneet Mehta vs State of HP. 2022(1) Him. L.R. 444, Anil Sharma vs State of HP 2020 (4) Shim. LC 1899 and Kushal Kumar vs State of HP. 2020 STPL 5621 HP. These judgments are binding on this Court. 3 2026:HHC:6391 6. In view of these precedents, which are binding on this Court, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No. 03 of 2023, dated 6.1.2023, registered at Police Station Jawali, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of o5ences punishable under Sections 354D, 323 and 504 of IPC 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. 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 on the production of a certi-ed copy, but if required, may verify passing of the order from the Website of the High Court. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 10th March, 2026 (Chander)