Sonia & ANR. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6192/2025 & CRL.M.A. 26234/2025 SONIA & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Akhil Gupta and Mr. Shivam Gautam, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with Mr. Harender Singh and Ms. Sandhya Sosodia, Advocates Mr. Vijay Datt Gahtori, Mr. DS Chauhan, Mr. Latesh Kumar & Mr.

Rishabh Rai, Advocates for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 03.09.2025 1.

By way of instant petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing no. 704/2022, registered at Police Station Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 324/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

2.

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

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

4.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the parties are the residents of same locality and have business relations. It is stated that on 19.08.2022, due to some differences and disputes, a quarrel took place between the parties based on which, the present FIR was registered against the petitioner under the relevant sections. It is further stated that a cross-FIR bearing no. 703/2022 was also got registered against respondent no. 2 at Police Station Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 324 of IPC.

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It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Settlement Deed dated 03.03.2025, entered into between them. 6.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the concerned IO, has categorically stated that he had entered into compromise out of his 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 he has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed. 7.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 704/2022, registered at Police Station Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 324/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, subject to the petitioners depositing cost of Rs. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

5,000/- each with the Advocates' Welfare Fund, Rohini Courts, Delhi within a period of ten days from date and copy of the receipts be also filed with the Registry to show compliance of the order.

9.

In view of the above, the present petition alongwith pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 03, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.