Balram Alias Rinku & ORS. v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~94 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1848/2025 BALRAM ALIAS RINKU & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Kunal Ahlawat, Advocate along with petitioners in person.

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

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for State along with Mr. Vivek Malik, Advocate and with SI Gurtez Singh and respondent no. 2 (through VC).

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 02.04.2025 1.

By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 179/2018, registered at Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan, for the offences punishable under Sections 341/323/354/498A/506/509/376/511/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 2.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are appeared before this Court through video-conferencing. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan, Delhi.

3.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on 22.10.2018, respondent no. 2, along with her sister-in-law, reached her in-laws' house, where they had broken into an argument and the accused persons resorted to physical assault on them. The respondent's father-in-law attempted to The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

sexually assault her, and upon confrontation, both the respondent and her sister-in-law were brutally beaten up by the accused persons. Subsequently, the respondent and her sister-in-law had called the police, and based on the aforesaid event, the present FIR was registered on 25.10.2018 under the relevant sections.

4.

One of the accused against whom allegations of 376 have been levelled, has passed away and proceedings against him already stand awaited.

5.

It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding, dated 25.10.2024, entered between them and their statements to the said effect have been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 19.03.2025. 6.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2 who has been identified by the concerned 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 by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, without any coercion and no useful 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 179/2018, registered at Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

341/323/354/498A/506/509/376/511/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 2, 2025/vc Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.