Raj Kumar v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 7029/2024 & CRL. M.A. 4743/2026 RAJ KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rohit Kheriwal, Mr. Aditya Sagar, Advs.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for State

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

O R D E R

% 12.05.2026 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.C. 7029/2024 & CRL. M.A. 4743/2026 2.

By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR bearing No. 389/2014 dated 27.03.2014, registered at Police Station Bhajanpura, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC') and all consequent proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

3.

The Petitioner is present through video conferencing. Respondent No. 3 is physically present before this Court.

4.

Brief facts of the case are that FIR No. 389/2014 was registered on 27.03.2014 at Police Station Bhajanpura under Sections 420/467/468/471 IPC The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

on the complaint of respondent no. 2 against the petitioner. Thereafter, on 21.08.2018, the chargesheet was filed by the Investigating Officer before the Court of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. During the pendency of the proceedings, respondent no. 2/complainant expired on 16.04.2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present petition has thereafter been pursued through respondent no. 3, who is the son of the deceased complainant and is also connected with the present case. However, during the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably settled their disputes vide MOU dated 29.08.2023 for a total settled amount of Rs. 52,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Two Lakhs Only) outside the Court. 5.

On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 3 has categorically stated that he has entered into the 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.

Learned counsel for the parties submits that a sum of Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs Only) towards the settlement amount has been paid today by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 544040 dated 30.04.2026, issued by Axis Bank Ltd., in favour of Shiv Narayan Singh/respondent no. 3. It is further submitted that the said amount constitutes the balance payment towards full and final settlement between the parties and, after receipt of the said amount, nothing remains to be settled between them, as the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes.

7.

In view of the above, as the parties have amicably resolved their disputes out of their own free will and without any coercion, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings; rather, the same would only create further acrimony between them. It would, therefore, be in the interest The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom. There is no legal impediment to the quashing of the FIR in question.

8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 389/2014, registered at Police Station Bhajanpura, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed.

9.

The petition stands disposed of.

10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J.

MAY 12, 2026/PRG/rm The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.