Narender Dass v. The State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2929/2025 NARENDER DASS .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Amit Dhanker, Advocate alongwith petitioner in person versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State with SI Neetu, P.S. C. R. Park Mr. Hemraj Tewatia, Advocate for R2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 23.07.2025 CRL.M.A. 13081/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2929/2025 3.

By way of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing No. 0060/2019, registered at Police Station Chitranjan Park, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 354/354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

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

They have been identified by their counsel and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Chitranjan Park, Delhi. 5.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the petitioner is the father-in-law of respondent no. 2. The respondent no. 2 had lodged a complaint against the petitioner which culminated into the present FIR. After investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned Court and the charge was framed against the petitioner. 6.

It is stated that the parties have amicably settled their dispute vide Compromise Deed/MoU dated 19.11.2019.

7.

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. 8.

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. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 0060/2019, registered at Police Station Chitranjan Park, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 354/354A and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JULY 23, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.