Petitioners sought quashing of FIR and summoning order arising from the electrocution death of a minor at Kalkaji Temple. All injured persons and the deceased's family were compensated by settlement. Victims present in court endorsed the settlement; the court quashed the FIR and consequential proceedings.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CRL.M.C. 674/2025 & CRL.M.A. 6578/2025 (stay)
| MAHANT SURENDER NAT |
H .....Petitioner |
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|---|---|---|
| Through: versus |
Mr Ramakant Gaur, Ms Sneha Arya, Ms Harshi Gaur, Ms Meenakshi Sahu, Ms Roopini Nandam, Ms Sobiya Manzoor, Advocates with Petitioner. |
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| 32 | STATE OF NCT OF DELHI Through: |
AND ORS .....Respondents Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State. Counsel for Respondent Nos. 2 to 9 with R2 to R9. |
| + | CRL.M.C. 1804/2025, CRL 12603/2025 |
.M.A. 8128/2025 (stay), CRL.M.A. |
| HEMANT BHARDWAJ & A |
NR. .....Petitioners |
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| 33 | Through: versus STATE OF GNCT OF DELH Through: CRL.M.C. 2328/2025 |
Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj Advocate with Petitioners. I & ANR. .....Respondents Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State. Mr. Vishal Vats, Advocate for R2 to R9 with R2 to R9. |
| AKHIL KUMAR @ SAGAR | AND ANR .....Petitioners |
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| Through: versus |
Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj, Advocate with Petitioners. |
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STATE OF GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State. Mr. Vishal Vats, Advocate for R2 to R9 with R2 to R9.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R
% 04.12.2025
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| S.No. | Name of the alleged victims/their families |
Settlement amount |
Mode payment |
of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ram Kumar Sharma S/o Jawahar Lal Sharma (Father of the deaceased/Respondent No. 2 herein) |
5,00,000 (Five Lakhs Rupees only) |
Cheque Cheque No.00026 20.10.202 |
vide 4, dt 4 |
| 2. | Sunita Sharma w/o Ram Kumar Sharma (Mother of the deceased/Respondent No. 3 herein) |
2,00,000/- (Two Lakhs Rupees only) |
Cheque Cheque 000303 26.10.202 |
vide No. dt 4 |
| 3. | Shakshi d/o Ram Kumar Sharma (Sister of the deceased) |
1,50,000/- (One Lakh and Fifty Thousand Rupees only) |
Cheque Cheque 000304 26.10.202 |
vide No. dt 4 |
| 4. | Vanshika D/o Ram Kumar Sharma (sisterofthe deceased) |
1,50,000/- (OneLakhand |
Cheque Cheque |
vide No. |
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| Fifty Thousand Rupees only) |
000305 26.10.2024 |
dt. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | Babu s/o (injured/complainant/R No. 4 herein) |
Ramraj espondent |
11,000/- (Eleven Thousand rupees only) |
Cash paid 26.10.2024 |
on |
| 6. | Priyanka w/o (injured/Respondent herein) |
Naveen No.5 |
21,000/- (Twently One Thousand Rupees only) |
Cheque Cheque No.000307 10.11.2024 |
vide dt. |
| 7. | Mayank s/o (injured/Respondent herein) |
Prakash No. 6 |
Settled as above with the Respondent No. 5 i.e. mother of the Respondent No. 6) |
Cheque Cheque 000307 10.11.2024 |
vide No. dt |
| 8. | Lakhan s/o Babu @ D (injured/Respondent herein) |
haramveer No. 7 |
25,000/- (Twently Five Thousand Rupees only) |
Cheque Cheque No.000308 10.11.2024 |
vide dt. ) |
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who has endorsed having received Rs.25,000/- by the Petitioners. Mr. Himanshu is present in person and has received Rs.21,000/- by the Petitioners. Prince, who is present in person, has received Rs.51,000/- by the Petitioners. All the injured are present in the Court, as well as, the parents of the deceased, Mayank.
NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J
DECEMBER 4, 2025/RS
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the FIR and cognizance/summoning order in a death-by-electrocution case could be quashed on the basis of settlement between petitioners and the victims' families.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Mahant Surender Nath
Hemant Bhardwaj
Lokesh Bhardwaj
Akhil Kumar @ Sagar
Raju Sharma
State of GNCT of Delhi
Neena Bansal Krishna
As recorded by the court registry
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