Jitender Kaur & ANR. v. State Of NCT Delhi & ANR.

$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6054/2024 & CRL.M.A. 23232/2024 JITENDER KAUR & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Satish Kumar, Adv. and Ms.

Yashodhara Raina, Advocate with petitioners in person.

versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for State with ASI OM Parkash, PS:

CWC Nanakpura.

Mr. Bhavneet Singh , Mr. Harshit Bedi, Advocates for R-2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 08.05.2026 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of the FIR bearing no. 506/2016, registered at Police Station Hari Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 509/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the paries. 2.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station, Hari Nagar, Delhi. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

4.

It is not disputed that the complainant/victim has unfortunately passed away, who was the mother of respondent no. 2, who is present before this Court. The parties are related to each other and have entered into a settlement, including for civil cases pending between them and the late mother of respondent no. 2. The statement of the complainant had not been recorded before the learned Trial Court before she had passed away as informed by the IO concerned to this Court, this Court is of the view that as the case before the learned Trial Court rests solely on the statement of the victim, who has unfortunately passed away and there is no eye witness in the case, no useful purpose will be serve to proceed with the case especially in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 22.12.2018, which has already been placed on record.

5.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that he has entered into compromise out of his own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 6.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any coercion, 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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 506/2016, registered at Police Station Hari Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 509/506/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

8.

Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 08, 2026/vc TD The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.