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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SANDEEP SHARMA
Vishwa Mohan Dev Chauhan – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sandeep Sharma, J.
By way of instant petition, prayer has been made by the petitioner for quashing of FIR No.301 of 2025, dated 23.9.2025, under Sections 69 and 351 (ii) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short the “BNS”), registered with Police Station Una Sadar, Tehsil and District Una, Himachal Pradesh, as well as consequent proceedings, if any, pending before the court below, on the basis of compromise/amicable settlement arrived inter-se parties (Annexure P-2), whereby parties have resolved to settle their dispute amicably inter-se them.
2. Though vide order dated 7.1.2026, this Court had directed respondent-State to file status report, but fact remains that same has not been filed till date. Respondent No.2, at whose instance, FIR sought to be quashed came to be lodged, has come present and is being represented by Mr. Skandh Sharma, Advocate.
3. Precisely, the facts of the case, as emerge from the pleadings as well as documents adduced on record by the petitioner are that in the month of August 2025, respondent No.2-complainant came in contact of the petitioner through social media. Allegedly, petitioner called the respondent/complainant in his office several time
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