Prajval v. State Of Delhi & ANR.

$~69 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7412/2025 PRAJVAL .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Rajan, Advocate alongwith petitioner in person versus STATE OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with Ms. Apurva Vats, Advocate, SI Sunil Kumar, P.S.

Mandawali Ms. Khushbu Pal, Advocate for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 16.10.2025 CRL.M.A. 31077/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 7412/2025 3.

By way of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing No. 408/2024, registered at Police Station Mandawali, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 281/125(A)(B) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter 'BNS'). 4.

Issue notice. Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, the learned APP accepts The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

notice on behalf of the State.

5.

The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Mandawali, Delhi. 6.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on 20.08.2024, at about 7:40 PM, an accident had taken place at Pandav Nagar, East Delhi, in which respondent no. 2 had sustained grievous injuries. Based on the said event, the present FIR was subsequently registered on 21.08.2024 against the petitioner under the relevant sections.

7.

It is however stated that both the parties have now amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 08.10.2025. 8.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2, who has been identified by the concerned IO, has categorically stated that he has 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 and that he has already received the entire settlement amount from the petitioner. Thus, he has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.

9.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences 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. 10.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 408/2024, registered at Police Station Mandawali, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

281/125(A)(B) of BNS and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

11.

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 OCTOBER 16, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.