Gurmukh Bhardwaj v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.
$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 278/2025 & CRL.M.A. 1376/2025 GURMUKH BHARDWAJ .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Kapil Kaushik, Mr. Arpit Sharma, Mr. Hardik, Mr. Sachin Jain and Mr. Balmit, Advocates versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State with Mr. Vijay Kishor Tiwari, Advocate and SI Deshraj, P.S. BHD Nagar
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
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By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 287/2024, registered at Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, New Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 115/74/79/126 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter 'BNS'). 2.
Issue notice. Mr. Rajkumar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.
3.
The petitioner is present before this Court and has been identified by his counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi.
4.
Brief facts of the case are that on 21.08.2024, petitioner and respondent no. 2 had entered into a quarrel, and upon the complaint of respondent no. 2 before the Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi, the 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 19/05/2025 at 12:21:59
present FIR came to be registered against the petitioner. After investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned Court. However, it is stated that during the pendency of the present case, both the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement and have settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 15.10.2024.
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On a query made by this Court, respondent nos. 2 who has been identified by the IO concerned, has categorically stated that the matter has been settled amicably between them. Therefore, in terms of the settlement, the complainant has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed. The statement of the parties to the said effect had been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 28.04.2025.
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In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, and 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. 287/2024, registered at Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, New Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 115/74/79/126 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 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 MAY 15, 2025/ns Click here to check corrigendum, if any 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 19/05/2025 at 12:21:59