Sh Jai Prakash v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR
$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5523/2025 SH JAI PRAKASH .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Sandeep Singh Nainwal and Mr.
Naveen Dabas, Advocates alongwith petitioner in person versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR ....Respondents Through:
Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with Mr. Chandrakant, Advocate Respondent no. 2 in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 12.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 23644-45/2025 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 5523/2025 3.
By way of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing No. 124/2024, registered at Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 354/509/354(C) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 4.
Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.
The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi. 6.
Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the parties are family members being father-in-law and daughter-in-law. On 05.05.2024, a quarrel took place between the petitioner, respondent no. 2 and her mother-in-law in which respondent no. 2 had sustained injuries in her right hand, waist and thigh of right leg. Thereafter, respondent no. 2 had called a PCR at the spot and her medical examination was got conducted. It is stated that respondent no. 2 had made a police complaint against the petitioner before the concerned Police Station culminated into the present FIR. After completion of investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned Court. 7.
It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present their dispute vide Settlement Agreement dated 02.08.2025, entered into between them.
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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 them. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.
9.
In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out 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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 124/2024, registered at Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 354/509/354(C) of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
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In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of 12.
The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 12, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.