Bhupinder Singh & ANR. v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS.

$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 658/2025, CRL.M.A. 3148/2025 and 20301/2025 BHUPINDER SINGH & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Amrique Khalid and Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocates.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP.

Mr. Anand Prakash Tiwari, Advocate for R-2 to R-5.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 11.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 3149/2025 and 20302/2025 1.

Exemptions allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2.

The Applications are disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 658/2025, CRL.M.A. 3148/2025 and 20301/2025 3.

Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ("BNSS") has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners for quashing of FIR No.0309/2015 under Sections 288/304A IPC, registered at PS: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, in terms of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 16.03.2015 and Addendum to MoU 17.01.2025.

4.

Issue Notice.

5.

Learned APP and learned counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 appearing on advance Notice, accept Notice.

6.

Parties have settled the case on total payment of Rs.6,00,000/- to The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Respondent No.1 (wife of deceased) on account of death of her Gorakh Ray, who was aged about 33 years at the time of unfortunate incident and was working as a labour on the construction site. 7.

Rs.2,50,000/- was immediately paid on the very next day of the unfortunate incident in 2015 to Respondent No.1 and the balance amount of Rs.3,50,000/- has been paid to her through Demand Draft today in the Court, which is accepted by her.

8.

The parties are present before this Court in-person today and have been identified by their learned Counsel and concerned Investigating Officer.

9.

In view of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 16.03.2015, the present Petition has been filed.

10.

The parties have endorsed the amicable Settlement and accepted the terms thereof voluntarily and have undertaken to remain bound by the terms of the Settlement.

11.

The parties have submitted that all the disputes have been amicably settled vide MoU dated 16.03.2015 and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR.

12.

The present Petition has been signed by the Petitioners and is supported by their Affidavits. The parties have reaffirmed the terms of MoU dated 16.03.2015 and they submit that the said Settlement has been arrived at between the parties, without any pressure and coercion. 13.

The Respondent Nos.2 to 5 state that they have received all amounts due and have no objection if the FIR is quashed. 14.

In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the fact that the present matter is a family matter, no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 15.

Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the aforesaid FIR in question.

16.

Consequently, FIR No.0309/2015 under Sections 288/304A IPC, registered at PS: Punjabi Bagh and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

17.

The Petition alongwith pending Application, is disposed of accordingly.

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

AUGUST 11, 2025/R The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.