Vinod & Ors. Vs State Govt NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Vinod & Ors. Vs State Govt NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No. 582/2019 (Sections 354/506/509/34 IPC, Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; costs of Rs. 10,000/- each imposed on Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, to be deposited with the Delhi High Court Advocates’ Welfare Trust within seven days, failing which recovery through the Joint Registrar (Judicial).

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 582/2019 under Sections 354/506/509/34 of IPC registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed in terms of the Settlement dated 03.01.2025 between the Petitioners and Respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

Court's answer

The parties, present in person and identified by their Counsel and the Investigating Officer, had entered into the Settlement voluntarily and without any fear or coercion and undertook to remain bound by its terms.

Ratio / Principle

The exemption application (CRL.M.A. 5219/2025) is allowed subject to all just exceptions and stands disposed of.

Key takeaways

FIR No. 582/2019 under Sections 354/506/509/34 of IPC registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.ratio¶¶27
Considering that there has been a misuse of the Court process to settle personal disputes, a cost of Rs.10,000/- each is imposed on Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, to be deposited with the Delhi High Court Advocates’ Welfare Trust within seven days; in default, the matter to be placed before the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) for recovery of the cost.ratio¶¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court, CRL.M.C. 1173/2025 (order dated 04.12.2025), Neena Bansal Krishna, J. Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (old Section 482 CrPC) by Vinod & Ors. seeking quashing of FIR No. 582/2019 under Sections 354/506/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi, and all consequential proceedings, in terms of a Memorandum of Settlement (MOU) dated 03.01.2025. Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, present in person, identified by their counsel and the Investigating Officer, submitted that they had no fight with the Petitioners (the fight having been inter se the ladies of the two families), that the FIR was wrongly registered, and raised no objection to quashing; similar statements stood on record under Section 164 Cr.P.C. Finding that the parties had amicably settled and had entered into the Settlement voluntarily, without any fear or coercion, and undertook to remain bound by its terms, the Court quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings. Observing misuse of the Court process to settle personal disputes, the Court imposed costs of Rs. 10,000/- each on Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, payable to the Delhi High Court Advocates’ Welfare Trust within seven days, failing which the matter was to be placed before the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) for recovery. The Petition and pending applications were disposed of accordingly; the exemption application was allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 1173/2025, CRL.M.A. 5218/2025 (stay)

VINOD & ORS.

.....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Ankit and Ms Kajal Kaur, Advocates with Petitioners.

versus

STATE GOVT NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State with SI Kanika, PS Bharat Nagar. Counsel for R2 and R3 (appearance not given) with R2 & R3.

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 04.12.2025

CRL.M.A. 5219/2025 (Exemption)

Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1173/2025

Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( hereinafter referred to as „B.N.S.S. ‟) (old Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( hereinafter referred to as „Cr.PC‟ ), has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners, for quashing of FIR No. 582/2019 under Section 354/506/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( hereinafter referred to as „IPC ‟) registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, in terms of the Settlement dated 03.01.2025.

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Issue Notice.

On advance Notice, learned APP has appeared and accepts the Noteice on behalf of the State.

Both the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are present in the court, who submit that they had no fight with the Petitioners but it was a fight inter se the ladies ofo the two families and the FIR has been wrongly registered against the Petitioners by the Police. The similar Statement had been made in their Statements under Section 164 Cr.P.C.

On the Complaint of the Respondent No.2/Complainant, FIR No.582/2019 under Section 354/506/509/34 of IPC, got registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi. 8. It is stated that the Petitioners and the Respondent Nos. 2 & 3 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them and arrived at Settlement vide Memorandum of Settlement (MOU) dated 03.01.2025. In the Settlement, it was inter alia settled between the parties that they want to proceed further with their respective future and want to lead their peaceful life. It is also settled between the parties that they shall not initiate any legal action or proceedings against each other arising out of the present Case.

The Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 state that they have no objection if the said FIR is quashed.

The parties are present before this Court in-person today, and have been identified by their Counsel and Investigating Officer concerned and they have entered into the Settlement voluntarily and without any fear and coercion and undertake to remain bound by the terms of the said Settlement. 11. Considering the nature of the allegations and that they have settled the matter, the FIR No. 582/2019 under Section 354/506/509/34 of IPC,

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registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. However, considering that there has been a misuse of the Court process to settle their personal disputes, the cost of Rs.10,000/- each is imposed on the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, to be deposited with the Delhi High Court Advocates‟ Welfare Trust, within seven days. In case, the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 would not file the same within the said period, be put up before the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) for recovery of the cost.

The Petition is disposed of accordingly. Pending Application(s), if any, also stands disposed of .

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J

DECEMBER 4, 2025/RS

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