Naveen Bhardwaj & ANR. v. State Through Sho Ps Delhi Cantt & ORS.

$~45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8945/2023 NAVEEN BHARDWAJ & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Nitesh Sharma, Adv.

versus STATE THROUGH SHO PS DELHI CANTT & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP for State with SI Vikram, PS. Delhi Cantt.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 27.11.2025 1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No.206/2023 under Sections 288/304A IPC registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt. and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement. 2.

Issue notice. Mr. Tarang Srivastava, learned APP for the State accepts notice.

3.

The petitioner nos.1 and 2, as well as, respondent nos. 2/mother of the child victim and respondent no.3/complainant, who are present in Court, have been identified by their respective counsel, as well as, by the Investigating Officer SI Vikram, PS. Delhi Cantt. 4.

The brief facts of the case are that on 13.06.2023 at around 05:00 p.m after the working hours, one of the labour removed the Tin Sheets and sticks The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

to take a bath in the water tank. At that time, the child/victim was playing there with other children. After the child/victim went missing and a search started and the child/victim was found inside the water tank and he had drowned. After that, respondent nos. 2 and 3 took him to DDU hospital where doctor declared him dead. This led to the registration of present FIR. 5.

During pendency of the proceedings, the parties have arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement Deed/Memorandum of Understanding dated 18.09.2023, which is annexed as Annexure P-2 to the present petition.

6.

It is a term of the settlement between the parties that the petitioners shall pay a total compensation amount of Rs. 3.50 lacs to the respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims. Out of the said amount, a sum of Rs. 2 lacs has already been paid by the petitioners to respondent no.2. The remaining amount of Rs. 1.50 lacs has been paid to respondent no.2 today in the Court by the petitioner nos.1 and 2 by way of Demand Draft bearing No.506893 dated 26.11.2025 issued by ICICI Bank. 7.

The receipt of the entire amount of Rs. 3.50 lacs is acknowledged by the respondent no.2, who is present in court. 8.

Respondent nos.2 and 3, on a query posed by the Court, state that they have no objection in case the FIR is quashed. 9.

In view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them.

10.

It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. 11.

Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No.206/2023 under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Sections 288/304A IPC registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt. alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed. 12.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. 13.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 27, 2025/dss The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.