Vaibhava Chhabra And ANR v. State (Govt.Of NCT Of Delhi) And ANR

$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4738/2025 VAIBHAVA CHHABRA AND ANR .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Bhupinder Mehtani, Mr.

Siddharth Mehtani and Ms. Kritika, Advocates along with petitioners in person.

versus STATE (GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State Advocate for R-2 along with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 01.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 20506/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 4738/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of the FIR bearing no. 170/2025, registered at Police Station Rani Bagh, for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2)/351(2)/3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter 'BNS) and all consequential proceeding arising therefrom.

4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

5.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and Investigating Officer concerned.

6.

Brief facts of the case are that due to some misunderstanding between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2 regarding the parking of their cars a complaint was lodged by respondent no. 2 which resulted into the present FIR. It is stated that the chargesheet has not been filed in the present case. However with the intervention of well wishers and relatives, both the parties have resolved & settled their all disputes with each other vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 10.07.2025.

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 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 a family matter, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served by continuing 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. Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 170/2025, registered at Police Station Rani Bagh, for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2)/351(2)/3(5) of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

BNS and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed subject to the petitioner nos. 1 & 2 depositing a sum of Rs. 10,000/- each in the Advocates' Welfare Fund of Delhi High Court and the compliance report of the same be filed with the Registry of this Court. 10.

In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 01, 2025/vc The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.