Manish Mavi v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 359/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1351/2026 MANISH MAVI .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Sumit Khari, Mr.

Ujjwal Chauhan and Mrs. Lalita, Advocates alongwith petitioner in person versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State with SI Vivek Kumar, P.S. G.K. 1 R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 15.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 1352/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 359/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1351/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR bearing no. 337/2025, registered at Police Station Greater Kailash, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 75/74/140(3)/115(2)/126/308(2)/134/135/304/324(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter „BNS') and all proceedings arising therefrom. 4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.

The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned from Police Station Greater Kailash, Delhi. 6.

Brief facts of the case are that on 18.08.2025, at about 6:40 AM, while respondent no. 2 was leaving her residence to board her school bus, the petitioner allegedly accosted her outside the residence, snatched her mobile phone, forcibly compelled her to sit in his car, and physically assaulted her. It is further alleged that when respondent no. 2 had attempted to escape, the petitioner caught hold of her clothes, groped her, and misbehaved with her, thereby causing distress. Thereafter, the petitioner allegedly took respondent no. 2 to Noida and forcibly removed her personal belongings, including her HDFC Bank debit card. On 19.08.2025, a PCR call regarding the incident was recorded vide DD No. 26A at Police Station Greater Kailash-I, pursuant to which the present FIR came to be registered. After investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned Court. It is stated that during pendency of the trial, the parties have amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement Deed dated 27.10.2025. 7.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2, who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated that she has received remaining compensation amount of Rs. 1,50,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 570746 drawn on Punjab National Bank, towards the belongings snatched by the petitioner at the time of incident. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

8.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any coercion, no useful The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 337/2025, registered at Police Station Greater Kailash, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 75/74/140(3)/115(2)/126/308(2)/134/135/304/324(2) of BNS, 2023 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, subject to the petitioner depositing cost of Rs.25,000/- with the District and Sessions Courts Employees Welfare Association Fund, which shall be used for the welfare of the parents of Mr. Harish Singh Mahar (deceased), Ahlmad, Saket Court, Delhi, as this Court has been informed that he was unmarried. The said amount shall be handed over to parents of the deceased by the Association as a small gesture of caring from the institution, though the same cannot compensate the loss, within a period of seven days from date and the compliance report be filed with the Registrar General of this Court.

10.

In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JANUARY 15, 2026/ns GJ The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.