Sanjay Sharma v. State Of Delhi And ANR
$~19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1236/2025, CRL.M.A. 11700/2025 SANJAY SHARMA .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Kamal Sagar, Atul Kumar Sharma and Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Advocates.
versus STATE OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through:
Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, Ld. ASC for State along with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar, Advocate and with SI Niraj P.S. Nihal Vihar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
O R D E R
% 01.07.2025 1.
The Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 Cr.PC/528 BNSS has been filed by the Petitioner, for quashing of the FIR bearing No. 0560/2024 under Sections 337/506 IPC, registered at Police Station Nihal Vihar.
2.
Briefly stated the Respondent No.2 was working with the Petitioner who was running his workshop under the name and style of L.C. furniture at B-36, Naresh Park, Nangloi, Delhi. On 24.02.2024 at about 07:30 P.M more than twenty wooden ply board kept in the workshop had fallen on the legs of Respondent No.2 resulting in grievous injuries to Respondent No.2. The The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
Respondent No.2 was taken to the hospital, where he found to got multiple fractures on his both legs.
3.
After the incident, the Respondent No.2 lodged a Complaint against the petitioner to SHO, P.S. Nihal Vihar for being negligent and carelessness in keeping the wooden ply board in his Workshop on which FIR No.0560/2024 dated 30.04.2024 under Section 337/506 IPC was registered at Police Station Nihal Vihar, Delhi. The Respondent No.2 also filed a Claim Petition before the Labour Commissioner against the Petitioner for compensation. After some negotiations, the matter got settled between the Petitioner and Respondent No.2 before the Labour Commissioner and a Settlement Deed dated 07.03.2025 was executed, whereby it was agreed that the Petitioner shall pay a total sum of Rs.3,90,000/- to the Respondent No.2. It is submitted that out of the agreed amount of Rs.3,90,000/-, Rs.1,00,000/- had been received by the Respondent No.2 on 07.03.2025. It is further submitted that the balance amount of Rs.2,90,000/- has also been received by the Respondent No.2.
4.
It is submitted that both the petitioner and respondent No. 2 have already sorted out their all differences with the intervention of their respective persons of the vicinity and vide Settlement Deed dated 07.03.2025 and they have left no grudge or grievance against each other in any manner whatsoever. Therefore, a prayer is made that the Petition be quashed.
5.
The complainant is present in the Court and submits that the matter stands settled with the Petitioner. The Respondent No.2 has no objection if the FIR is quashed against the petitioner on account of the settlement already arrived at between the parties.
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6.
The parties are present before this Court in-person today, and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer concerned. 7.
In view of the submissions made, the Petition is allowed. Accordingly, the FIR bearing No. 0560/2024 registered at Police Station Nihal Vihar, for offences punishable under Sections 337/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 with all the subsequent proceedings and the charge sheet is hereby quashed.
8.
The Petition stands disposed of along with the pending Application(s). NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J JULY 1, 2025/va The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.