2026:HHC:2979 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 1055 of 2025 Reserved on: 1.1.2026 Date of Decision: 1.1.2026. Rajender Kumar and others ...Petitioners Versus State of HP and others ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr. Ankit Dhiman, Advocate. For Respondents No.1 &2/State : Mr. Lokender Kutlehria, Additional Advocate General. For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Hemant Thakur, Advocate. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 82 of 2019, dated 3.6.2019, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 147, 149, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), at Police Station, Jawali, District Kangra, H.P. and consequent proceedings arising out of the said FIR. It has been asserted that the parties had entered into a compromise after the registration of the FIR with the intervention of the respectable persons of the society. The 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 informant does not want to proceed further with the matter after the compromise. Hence the petition. 2. The statement of the informant/victim, Manohar, was recorded on 19.11.2025, in which he stated that he had entered into a compromise with the accused voluntarily without any influence from any person and had no objection in case the FIR is ordered to be quashed based on compromise effected between the parties. 3. Heard. 4. The offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504 and 506 of IPC are compoundable under Section 320 of Cr.P.C. Section 320(3) of Cr.P.C. provides that where the other offences are compoundable and a person is liable by virtue of Section 34 or 149 of IPC, the matter may be compounded. Hence, the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504 and 506 read with Section 149 of IPC can be compounded under Section 320(3) of Cr.P.C. This Court had already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 147 of IPC inter alia in Sivo Devi vs others vs State of HP 2023 (2), Shimla Law Cases 949, Umesh Kumar vs State Kumar HP 2022 STPL 10721, Satish Kumar State of H.P. 2022 STPL 10703, Inderjeet vs State of H.P. 2022(2) Himachal Law Reporter 1217 and Subhash Verma vs State of H.P. 2021 (3) Shimla 3 Law Cases 1146 based on the compromise effected between the parties. These judgments are binding on this Court. 5. Therefore, in view of these precedents, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No. 82 of 2019, dated 3.6.2019, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 147, 149, 504 and 506 of the IPC, at Police Jawali, District Kangra, H.P. is quashed. Consequent upon the quashing of the FIR, criminal proceedings pending/initiated against the petitioners-accused in pursuance thereto are also quashed. 6. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending applications, 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 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 1st January, 2026 (Chander)