Gagan & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~93 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1466/2025 GAGAN & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Trilok Singh and Mr. Satyendra Kumar, Advocates alongwith petitioners-in-person.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for the State with Mr. Alok Sharma, Ms.

Richa Tiwari, Advocates and with ASI Dayaram, P.S.

Sector-23 Dwarka.

Respondent no.2-in-person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 28.05.2025 CRL.M.A. 13626-27/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(CRL) 1466/2025 3.

By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 345/2024, registered at Police Station Sector-23 Dwarka, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/351(2)/3(5) of Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter 'BNS').

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4.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 appear before this Court. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO), from Police Station Sector-23 Dwarka, Delhi. 5.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on 27.12.2024, a quarrel had taken place between the petitioners and respondent no. 2. Thereafter, respondent no. 2 had got the present FIR registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 16.01.2025. Chargesheet has not been filed in this case. The statements of the parties to the said effect have been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 05.05.2025.

6.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2 who has been identified by the concerned IO, has categorically stated that he has entered into compromise out of his 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 he 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. 345/2024, registered at Police Station Sector-23 Dwarka, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/351(2)/3(5) of BNS, and all consequential The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed. 9.

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

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