Compromise between parties can lead to quashing of FIRs for related offenses based on established case law.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 13 of 2025, dated 8.3.2025, registered at Police Station Bangana, District Una, H.P. for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 281 and 125(a) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ( BNS ), Section 187 of Motor Vehicles (MV) Act and consequential proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R. based on the compromise effected between the parties.

2. It has been asserted that the FIR was lodged due to some misunderstanding between the parties. The matter was reconciled with the intervention of the respectable persons of the locality, and the informant does not want to proceed further with the matter because of the compromise fhaving been effected between the parties. Hence the petition.

3. Statement of the informant/victim, Vivek Dutt, was recorded on 21.6.2025, in which he stated that he had entered into a compromise with the accused voluntarily without any influence from any person, and he does not want to proceed further with the matter beca use of the compromise effected between the parties.

4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records carefully.

5. The offence punishable under Section 281 of BNS corresponds to Section 279 of IPC and the offence punishable under Section 125 (a) of BNS corresponds to Section 337 of IPC. This Court has already quashed the F.I.R. registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279 and 337 of IPC in Sushant vs State of H.P. 2023 HLC 531, Vikas Huda vs. State of H.P. 2023 STPL 3009, Kulwidner Singh vs Ankush Kumar 2023 HLR

384 and Nishant vs. State 2022 Suppl. Law Cases 45 based on compromise. These judgments are binding on this Court.

6. Therefore, in view of these precedents, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 13 of 2025, dated 8.3.2025, registered at Police Station Bangana, District Una, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 281 , 125(a) of BNS , Section 187 of the MV Act, and consequential 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)