Himachal Pradesh High Court
CRMMO/684/2026 on 16 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Cr. MMO No. 684 of 2026
Reserved on: 09.10.2026
Date of Decision: 16.10.2026
Sunil Kumar
.... 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 Hemant Thakur, Advocate, vice Ms Kamlesh Kumari, Advocate. For respondents
:
Mr Pawan Kumar Nadda, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2/State. Mr Munish Kumar, Advocate, for respondent No.3.
Rakesh Kainthla, Judge
The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR no. 40 dated 02.09.2016, registered at Police Station Ramshehar, District Solan, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 353 and 332 of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC) based on the compromise effected between the parties.
2. It has been asserted that the matter has been compromised between the parties and the respondents, and the informant does not want to proceed further with the matter after the compromise. Hence, the present petition.
3. The statement of the informant, Samina, was recorded on 11.08.2026, in which she stated that she had entered into a compromise with the petitioner voluntarily without any influence from any person and she had no objection to quashing the FIR based on the compromise between the parties.
4. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully.
5. In the present matter, the F.I.R. was registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 353 and 332 IPC. This Court has already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 353 and 332 of the IPC in Sumit Kumar Vs. State of H.P. (2020) SCC Online HP 436, Murari Lal Vs. State of H.P. 2023 HHC 628, and Rakesh Kumar and another Vs. State of H.P., Cr.MMO No. 700 of 2019, decided on 1.1.2020. These judgments are binding upon this Court.
6. Therefore, in view of these precedents, the present petition is allowed, and F.I.R. No. 40 of 2016, dated 02.09.2026 registered at Police Station Ramshehar, District Solan, H.P. for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 353 and 332 of IPC and criminal proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R. are 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 certified copy but, if required, may verify passing of the order from the website of the High Court.
(Rakesh Kainthla)
Judge
16th October, 2026
(Ravinder)