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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
JIYA LAL BHARDWAJ
Bhanu Pratap Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P – Respondent
The petitioner has preferred the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for quashing of FIR No. 196 of 2025 dated 09.12.2025 under Sections 115 (2) and 64(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “”) registered at Police Station, Jogindernagar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on the basis of Compromise Deed dated 22.01.2026 entered between him and respondent No.2, vide Annexure P-2.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that after entering into the compromise, the petitioner has filed the present petition. He submitted that the statement of the victim was recorded by this Court on 30.01.2026, in which she has stated in unequivocal terms that the compromise deed has been executed by her at her own free will and as per the terms of the compromise deed, she has resolved the dispute with the petitioner. Further she does not want to pursue the FIR lodged by her against the petitioner.
3. The Police have filed the status report in which it has been mentioned that respondent No.2 had stated that she is working as Social Media Marketing and came to Beed in August, 2024 from Ka
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