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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 20th July, 2026
SMT SITA & ORS. .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Neeraj Kumar Jha, Advocate (through V.C.) alongwith petitioners through V.C.
Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Chetan Panwar and HC
Jagdish.
Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocate for R-2 & 3.
Respondent No.2 (through V.C.)
JUDGMENT
1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 0106/2022 dated 12.02.2022, registered at Police Station Chhawala, Delhi, for commission of offences under Sections 451/323/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
2. The abovesaid case was registered on the basis of complaint lodged by Ms. Anju Devi (respondent No.2 herein), wherein she claimed that on 05.02.2022, the accused persons herein had entered her shop and started arguing with respect to some pending money transaction. When her husband i.e. Mr. Raj Kumar (petitioner No.3 herein) tried to intervene, he was pushed CRL.M.C. 4986/2026 2 which resulted in injuries on his forehead and nose and he started bleeding profusely.
3. On the basis of her complaint and after comprehensive investigation, charge-sheet was filed and all the accused persons have already been charged for offences under Sections 451/325/34 IPC.
4. Admittedly, it was only Mr. Raj Kumar who had received injuries on account of the abovesaid incident.
5. In the interregnum, both the parties have entered into a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 06.04.2026 and have been able to resolve all their disputes.
6. All the parties are present through video-conferencing and have been duly identified by the I.O as well as by their respective learned counsel.
7. When asked, Ms. Anju Devi i.e. complainant submitted that matter has been amicably settled and they have been given compensation of Rs.[2] lacs for the incident in question and towards re-imbursement of the medical expenses incurred by them. It is stated by the petitioners that one cheque of Rs.[1] lac (out of the above total amount of Rs. 2 lacs), which is in the name of Mr. Raj Kumar, may be presented in the Bank and the petitioners, who have joined the proceedings through video-conferencing, assure and undertake that such cheque would be duly honoured upon its presentation.
8. Their such assurance is taken on record, as an undertaking to the Court.
9. It is submitted by learned counsel for the complainant that Mr. Raj Kumar has already recovered from the injuries which he had received in the incident in question. During the course of consideration, both, respondent Nos.[2] and 3 reiterated that they have entered into the abovesaid settlement out of their own free will, without any coercion and influence from any corner CRL.M.C. 4986/2026 3 whatsoever and, therefore, they would have ‘no objection’ if FIR in question is quashed.
10. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, continuing with criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose.
11. Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it is deemed appropriate to quash the instant FIR.
12. Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No. 0106/2022 dated 12.02.2022, registered at Police Station Chhawala, Delhi, for commission of offences under Sections 451/323/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is, hereby, quashed. Memorandum of Understanding and original affidavits copies of which have been placed on record in the present proceedings, be submitted before the learned Trial Court within four weeks from today.
13. The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.
14. Pending application also stands disposed of.
JUDGE JULY 20, 2026/ss/sa