Shubham Gupta v. The State NCT Of Delhi And ORS

$~19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7190/2025 SHUBHAM GUPTA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Anil Dagar, Advocate versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Rahul Malik and SI Sangeeta Malik.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 24.11.2025 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioner seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 160/2020, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 363 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

2.

Issue notice. Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

3.

The petitioner and respondent no. 2 and 3 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi. 4.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on the complaint of father of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was filed against the petitioner under the relevant sections. It is further stated that with the intervention of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/11/2025 at 14:59:11

friends and family members, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement Deed dated 08.09.2025, entered between them. It is stated that both the parties are married and living together since 10.07.2025.

5.

On a query made by this Court, respondent nos. 2 and 3, who have been identified by the concerned IO, have categorically stated that they have entered into compromise out of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated by respondent no. 2 and 3 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Therefore, they have no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

6.

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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 160/2020, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 363 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 24, 2025/zp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/11/2025 at 14:59:11