Vinod Kumar v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7739/2025 VINOD KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. R.K. Gupta, Advocate.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State with W/SI Anjali Tomar, PS-Mukherjee Nagar.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 18.11.2025 CRL.M.A. 32367/2025 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 7739/2025 1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. BNSS (Section 528 BNSS) seeking quashing of FIR No. 0970/2017 under Section 279/337 IPC registered at Police Station Mukherjee Nagar and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

2.

Issue notice. Ms. Richa Dhawan, learned APP for State accepts notice.

3.

The petitioner, as well as, respondent no. 2 are present in the Court and they have been identified by Mr. R.K. Gupta, learned counsel for petitioner, as well as, by the Investigating Officer W/SI Anjali Tomar, PSThe authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Mukherjee Nagar.

4.

The case as set out by the prosecution is that on 20.12.2017, respondent no.2 while boarding the DTC bus bearing registration no. DL1PC-9801 fell down from the bus and sustained minor injuries due to the rash and negligent driving of the petitioner, which led to the registration of FIR at the instance of the respondent no.2.

5.

During pendency of the proceedings, due to the intervention of wellwishers and relatives, the parties had amicably settled their disputes, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement Agreement dated 08.10.2025, which is annexed as Annexure P-8 to the present petition. 6.

It is a term of the settlement between the parties that the petitioner shall pay a total sum of Rs.20,000/- as compensation to the respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement. The amount of Rs.20,000/- has been paid to the respondent no.2 in cash today in the court by the petitioner. 7.

The receipt of entire amount of Rs.20,000/- is acknowledged by the respondent no.2, who is present in court.

8.

The respondent no.2, who is present in Court, on a query posed by the Court, affirms the factum of settlement and states that he does not wish to prosecute the criminal proceedings and he has no objection, in case the present FIR is quashed. .

9.

In view of the settlement between the parties, the ultimate chances of conviction in the case are bleak, therefore, continuation of criminal proceedings will not serve any useful purpose and it will be an exercise in futility.

10.

It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

11.

Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No. 0970/2017 under Section 279/337 IPC registered at Police Station Mukherjee Nagar alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed. 12.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 18, 2025/jg The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.