Namit Sachdeva & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi and Ors.
W.P.(CRL) – Quashing of FIR on amicable settlement
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order of the High Court of Delhi (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.) dated 16.04.2025 in W.P.(CRL) 454/2025, Namit Sachdeva & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors., quashing FIR No. 464/2024 of Police Station Khajuri Khas, Delhi, registered under Sections 323/341/506/354/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and all consequential proceedings, on the basis of a voluntary settlement between the parties (petitioners and respondents 2 to 7, who are family members/neighbours), complainants' in-person no-objection, and Joint Registrar (Judicial)-recorded statements of 27.03.2025; cross FIR 482/2024 earlier quashed by a Co-ordinate Bench. Search terms: quashing of FIR, settlement/compromise between parties, family dispute, Section 323 IPC, Section 341 IPC, Section 506 IPC, Section 354 IPC, Section 34 IPC, PS Khajuri Khas, W.P.(CRL).
What did the court decide?
Quashing of FIR No. 464/2024 registered at Police Station Khajuri Khas, Delhi under Sections 323/341/506/354/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition stands disposed of. (Exemption application CRL.M.A. 4112/2025 allowed subject to just exceptions and disposed of.)