Raghunandan Alias Govind & ANR. v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~38 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1133/2026 RAGHUNANDAN ALIAS GOVIND & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar and Mr.

Himanshu Shekhar, Advocates with petitioners in person.

versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State with Insp. Rajesh Malik and SI Lal Chand, PS: SB Dairy.

Counsel (appearance not given) for R2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 07.04.2026 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 378/2016, registered at Police Station S.B. Dairy, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 354/506/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

2.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station, S.B. Dairy, Delhi. 3.

Vide order dated 10.02.2026, the concerned SHO was directed to The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

remain present in person today with proper instructions, in view of the recurring absence of IOs despite directions of this Court, which had been causing delay in proceedings. The SHO is present today and has tendered an explanation, assuring this Court that such lapses will not recur in future. 4.

It is noted that cross-FIRs were registered between the parties, and one of the cases has already been compounded. In the present case, although the chargesheet was filed on 07.06.2017, charges have not yet been framed by the learned Trial Court. The matter appears to have been adjourned on various occasions. A supplementary chargesheet was filed in the year 2023, pursuant to which cognizance has been taken.

5.

Without commenting on the delay before the learned Trial Court, and in view of the fact that the parties, with the intervention of family members and friends, have amicably resolved their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 09.10.2025, this Court refrains from passing any order in that regard, against the learned Trial Court. 6.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 378/2016, registered at Police Station The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

S.B. Dairy, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 354/506/509/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

The petition stands disposed of.

10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 07, 2026/vc TD The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.