Forgiving in such cases is not obligatory (wajib); yet it is a meritorious act (mustahab), (which yields much thawab, reward).
स्मरण रहोस् कि योग्यता बढ्नु कुनै एक पलमा हुँदैन, र न क्षमा माग्नाले योग्यता बढ्छ।