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Vikas & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC17 Jul 2025CRL.M.C./2675/2025

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What is this about?

Quashing of FIR on settlement/compromise between parties; matrimonial-dispute FIR No. 49/2021 of P.S. Delhi Cantt under Sections 323/341/354/509/34 IPC quashed with consequential proceedings; settlement at Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts (04.06.2024); MoU dated 11.12.2024; victim/complainant (respondent no. 2) confirmed free-will compromise without coercion; petition disposed of. Keywords: quashing FIR, settlement, MoU, compromise, free will, no coercion, IPC 323/341/354/509/34, CRL.M.C., Delhi High Court, Swarana Kanta Sharma.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR bearing no. 49/2021 registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt (offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/509/34 IPC) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; the present petition stands disposed of. ¶27

Vikas & Ors. Vs State NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR bearing no. 49/2021 registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt for offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/509/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, should be quashed on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties.

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Court's answer

As the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will and without any coercion, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings; rather, continuation would create further acrimony. It is in the interest of justice to quash the FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto, and there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

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Ratio / Principle

FIR bearing no. 49/2021 registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt for offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/509/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed.

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Delhi High Court (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.), CRL.M.C. 2675/2025, decided 17.07.2025: quashed FIR bearing no. 49/2021 registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt for offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/509/34 of IPC, 1860, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of amicable settlement between the parties. The parties had settled at the Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi on 04.06.2024 and thereafter executed a Memorandum of Understanding dated 11.12.2024. Respondent no. 2, identified before the Court by the IO, categorically stated she entered the compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat, and raised no objection to quashing. The Court held that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings and found no legal impediment in quashing the FIR; the petition stands disposed of. Accompanying exemption application (CRL.M.A. 12021/2025) was allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 2675/2025

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VIKAS & ORS.

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.....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Bhagwan Sharma, Advocate with Mr. Abhilash, Mr. Jai Narayan, Mr. Praveen Kumar Singh and Mr. Ankit Sharma, Advocates along with petitioners in person.

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versus

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STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajkumar, APP for State Mr. Tushant, Advocate for R-2 and R-2 in person.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R % 17.07.2025

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CRL.M.A. 12021/2025 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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CRL.M.C. 2675/2025

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By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 49/2021, registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/509/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’ ) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived between the parties.

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Issue notice. Mr. Rajkumar, learned APP accepts notice on behalf of

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2025 at 12:50:27

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the State.

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All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the brother of the petitioner no. 1 i.e., Vishal and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 03.03.2003, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that the matter has amicably been settled between both the parties before the Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi on 04.06.2024. It is also stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 11.12.2024.

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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. It is also stated that they have been living together after completion of settlement. Therefore, she has no objection if the FIR is quashed.

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

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2025 at 12:50:27

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Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 49/2021, registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/509/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

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DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

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JULY 17, 2025/vc

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2025 at 12:50:27

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