Manoj Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC criminal writ (W.P.(CRL)) order dated 15.01.2025 quashing FIR No. 67/2020, PS Krishna Nagar (offences under IPC 354/354B/509/506/323/34) on the basis of settlement deed dated 06.04.2021; respondent consent confirmed in Court with fresh affidavit; discretionary jurisdiction exercised under Section 528 BNSS 2023 (post-CrPC regime) alongside Article 226 writ; abuse/misuse of process and burden on State exchequer reasoning; conviction chances remote and bleak; conditional quashing subject to Rs. 15,000 costs to Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee with proof of deposit to Investigating Officer; parallel/symmetry with cross-FIR No. 66/2020 quashed by coordinate Bench in W.P.(CRL) 408/2023 (order dated 15.05.2023, reproduced in extenso); settlement-based FIR quashing; pending Crl.M.A. disposed as infructuous.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of FIR No. 67/2020 (Police Station Krishna Nagar) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, made conditional on the petitioners depositing costs of Rs. 15,000 with the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee within a week and furnishing proof of deposit (within two weeks thereafter) to the Investigating Officer; parties directed to abide by the terms of the settlement; pending application CRL.M.A. 15317/2024 disposed of as infructuous.