Neeraj Siwach & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC1 Sept 2025CRL.M.C./6091/2025

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CRL.M.C. 6091/2025 | Neeraj Siwach & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. | Delhi High Court | Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma | 01.09.2025 | Post-settlement quashing petition: FIR no. 175/2017, PS Fatehpur Beri (Ss. 452/323/506/34 IPC, neighbour altercation 18.04.2017); Settlement Agreement dated 04.03.2025, Delhi Mediation Centre Saket; Rs. 7,00,000/- paid vide DD no. 000101 dated 30.08.2025; voluntary compromise confirmed by R-2 to R-4; FIR and all consequential proceedings quashed; petition disposed of.

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Quashing of FIR bearing no. 175/2017, registered at Police Fatehpur Beri, Delhi, for offences under Sections 452/323/506/34 IPC, together with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; the present petition stands disposed of. ¶para 9

Neeraj Siwach & Ors. Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR bearing no. 175/2017, Police Station Fatehpur Beri, Delhi (Sections 452/323/506/34 IPC), and the proceedings pursuant thereto, should be quashed in view of the voluntary settlement reached between the petitioners and respondent nos. 2 to 4.

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Court's answer

Since the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will and without any coercion, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings, which would instead create further acrimony between them; quashing the FIR is therefore in the interest of justice and there is no legal impediment to quashing it.

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Ratio / Principle

FIR bearing no. 175/2017 registered at Police Station Fatehpur Beri, Delhi for offences punishable under Sections 452/323/506/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed.

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Delhi High Court order dated 01.09.2025 (Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma) disposing of CRL.M.C. 6091/2025 filed by Neeraj Siwach & Ors. against State of NCT of Delhi & Ors., seeking quashing of FIR no. 175/2017 registered at Police Fatehpur Beri, Delhi, for offences under Sections 452/323/506/34 IPC arising from an altercation between neighbouring parties on 18.04.2017. Petitioners and respondent nos. 2 to 4 had settled all disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 04.03.2025 executed at Delhi Mediation Centre, Saket, New Delhi; respondent no. 2 confirmed receipt of the entire settlement amount of Rs. 7,00,000/- vide Demand Draft no. 000101 dated 30.08.2025. Respondent nos. 2 to 4, identified by the IO, categorically confirmed before the Court that the compromise was entered out of their own free will, without pressure, coercion or threat, with no objection to quashing. The Court found the parties had amicably resolved their differences voluntarily, that continuing proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would create further acrimony, and that there was no legal impediment; accordingly it quashed FIR no. 175/2017 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, and disposed of the petition. Ancillary CRL.M.A. 25914/2025 (exemption) was allowed subject to all just exceptions and disposed of. No precedent is cited or relied upon.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 6091/2025

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NEERAJ SIWACH & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr.Ajay Chaudhary Mr. Sandeep Choudhary, Mr.Lalit Naagar Ms. Sonia Tanwar, Advocates.

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for State along with SI Sachin Panwar, PS: Fatehpur Beri. Mr. Vipin Chaudhary, Advocate for R-2 to 4.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R % 01.09.2025

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CRL.M.A. 25914/2025 (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. 6091/2025

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By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 175/2017, registered at Police Fatehpur Beri, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 452/323/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’).

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All the petitioners and respondent nos. 2 to 4 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned

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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 02/09/2025 at 12:29:06

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Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Fatehpur Beri, Delhi.

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Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the petitioners herein and respondent nos. 2 to 4 are neighbours and live in the same locality and on 18.04.2017, due to some misunderstanding there was altercation took place between the petitioners and the respondents and resultantly the present FIR came to be registered against the present petitioners. It is stated that with the intervention of family and friends, both the parties have settled all their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 04.03.2025 executed at Delhi Mediation Centre, Saket, New Delhi.

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On a query made by this Court, respondent nos. 2 to 4 who have been identified by the concerned IO, have categorically stated that they have entered into compromise out of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat and have no objection if the present FIR is quashed. It is also stated by respondent no. 2 that he has received the entire amount of Rs. 7,00,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 000101 dated 30.08.2025.

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In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, without any coercion and 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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Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 175/2017, registered at Police Fatehpur Beri, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 452/323/506/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed 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 02/09/2025 at 12:29:06

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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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SEPTEMBER 01, 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 02/09/2025 at 12:29:06

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