Mangat Singh And ORS v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR
$~65 & 75 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2880/2026 MANGAT SINGH AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:
Petitioners with their counsel versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP for the State along with SI Anupam Bhardwaj.
R-2 with her counsel + CRL.M.C. 2973/2026 BALWANT KAUR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:
Petitioners with their counsel versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP for the State along with SI Anupam Bhardwaj.
R-2 with her counsel
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 20.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 11736/2026 (exemption) in CRL.M.C. 2880/2026 CRL.M.A. 12078/2026 (exemption) in CRL.M.C. 2973/2026 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
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2.
Applications stand disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 2880/2026 & CRL.M.C. 2973/2026 3.
By way of these petitions, the petitioners seek quashing of two FIRs, i.e. FIR bearing no. 225/2022, registered at Police Station Jaitpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 323/341/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and FIR bearing no. 224/2022, registered at Police Station Jaitpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 323/325/341/354/452/34 of the IPC. 4.
The petitioners and respondent no. 2 in both the FIRs are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Jaitpur, Delhi. 5.
Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the allegations in the aforementioned FIRs, arise out of a civil dispute between the parties regarding the ancestral properties of the parties, and subsequent to which cross FIRs were registered on the respective complaints against the petitioners under the relevant sections. However, it is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 09.04.2026, entered between them. 6.
On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2/complainant in both the FIRs, who have been identified by the concerned IO, have categorically stated that they have entered into compromise out of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated by them that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties and they have no objection if these cross FIRs are quashed. 7.
In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, 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 FIRs and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIRs in question. 8.
Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 225/2022, registered at Police Station Jaitpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 323/341/34 of the IPC and FIR bearing no. 224/2022, registered at Police Station Jaitpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 323/325/341/354/452/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
9.
In view of the above, the present petitions stand disposed of. 10.
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