Himachal Pradesh High Court
CRMMO/712/2026 on 15 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Cr. MMO No. 712 of 2026
Reserved on: 06.10.2026
Date of Decision 15 .10.2026
Jaswinder Singh
...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 Surinder K. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents :
Mr Jitender
Sharma, Additoinal Advocate General, for respondent no.1/State.
Mr. Anchal Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 and 3.
Rakesh Kainthla, Judge
The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 17 of 2025, dated 28.10.2025, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 281, 125(a) & 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and Sections 181 and 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act (M.V.Act) at Police Station Dadasiba, District Kangra, H.P. and consequential proceeding arising out of the said F.I.R. based on the compromise effected between the parties.
2. It has been asserted that the petitioner and respondents no. 2 and 3 belong to the same area and they intend to maintain cordial family relations in future and respondents no. 2 and 3 do not want to proceed further with the matter after the compromise. Hence, the present petition.
3. Statement of informant/Ashok Kumar and victim Tilak Raj were recorded on 21.08.2026, in which they stated that they had compromised the matter with petitioner/accused voluntarily without any influence from any person and had no objection in case F.I.R as well as proceedings arising out of the same are ordered to be quashed.
4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully.
5. In the present case, the F.I.R. was registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 125(a), 125(b) and 281 of BNS which correspond to Sections 337, 338 and 279 of IPC, respectively. This Court had already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of aforesaid offences in
Sushant vs State of H.P. 2023 HHC 531, Vikas Huda vs State of H.P. 2023 STPL 3009, Kulwidner Singh vs Ankush Kumar 2023 HLR384 and Nishant vs. State 2022 Suppl. Law Cases 45, Ashish Kumar vs. State of H.P. & another:2024:HHC16368 and and FIR registered for the commission of an offence punishable under Sections 181 and 196 of the MV Act 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. based on compromise. These judgments are binding on this Court.
6. Consequently, the present petition is allowed, and F.I.R. No. 17 of 2025, dated 28.10.2025, registered at Police Station Dadasiba, District Kangra, H.P. for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 281, 125(a) & 125(b) of IPC and Sections 181 and 196 of the M.V.Act and consequential proceedings arising out of F.I.R. are quashed.
7. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending 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 Website of the High Court.
(Rakesh Kainthla)
Judge 15th October, 2026. (ravinder)