Ashwani Chopra @ Ashu And ANR v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi

$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3776/2025 & CRL.M.A. 16550/2025 ASHWANI CHOPRA @ ASHU AND ANR .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Arvind Vats, Mr. Vishesh Goel and Ms. Yashika Arora, Advocates with Petitioners in person versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for the State with SI Vinod Kumar, P.S.

Bhalswa Dairy Mr. Deepak Mann, Advocate for R-2 R-2 through VC

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 21.07.2025 1.

Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners for quashing of FIR No. 0217/2025 registered under Section 110 BNS at P.S. Bhalswa Dairy and the proceedings emanating therefrom in terms of the Settlement Deed dated 10.05.2025.

2.

It is submitted that the fight took place between the Complainant and the Petitioners on the occasion of Holi when they were all consuming alcohol and throwing colours on each-other.

3.

The Petitioners and the Respondent No. 2 are present in person in the Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer. 4.

The parties have endorsed the amicable settlement and accepted the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/07/2025 at 11:58:13

terms thereof voluntarily and submit that the said Settlement has been arrived at between the parties, without any pressure and coercion and that they shall remain bound by the terms of the settlement. 5.

The parties have submitted that all the disputes have been amicably settled vide Settlement Deed dated 10.05.2025 and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR.

6.

In terms of the settlement, the Complainant has already received the total settled amount of Rs.3,00,000/-, which is acknowledged by him. 7.

In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is related to neighbours, no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

8.

Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

9.

Considering the totality of circumstances and the nature of the dispute, which is essentially a neighborhood fight and the fact that they have settled the matter, the FIR No. 0217/2025 registered under Section 114 BNS at P.S. Bhalswa Dairy and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

The Petition alongwith pending Application, stands disposed of. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J JULY 21, 2025 N The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/07/2025 at 11:58:13