Sumitra Devi & Ors. v. the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC5 Dec 2025CRL.M.C./6763/2025

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CRL.M.C. 6763/2025, Delhi High Court, decided 05.12.2025, Vikas Mahajan, J. Quashing of FIR No.120/2022 (Sections 452/323/341/506/34 IPC, PS Sector-23, Dwarka) and consequential proceedings under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 on account of family settlement via Mutual Settlement/Compromise Deed dated 02.08.2025 (Annexure P-3); petitioners Sumitra Devi & Ors.; respondents State (GNCTD) & Anr.; respondent no.2 consented; petition allowed and disposed.

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Quashing of FIR No.120/2022 under Sections 452/323/341/506/34 IPC registered at Police Station Sector-23, Dwarka, alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom ¶¶26

Sumitra Devi & Ors. Vs the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 6763/2025

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SUMITRA DEVI & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Samir Jha, Adv.

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versus

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THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR......Respondents Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State with SI Jyoti, PS. Sector-23, Dwarka.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN O R D E R % 05.12.2025

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CRL.M.A. 28463/2025 (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. 6763/2025

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The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No.120/2022 under Sections 452/323/341/506/34 IPC registered at Police Station Sector-23, Dwarka and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

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Issue notice. Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, learned APP for the State accepts notice.

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Petitioner nos.1 to 5, as well as, respondent no. 2 who are present in

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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 17/12/2025 at 12:30:40

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Court, have been identified by their respective counsels, as well as, by the Investigating Officer SI Jyoti, PS. Sector-23, Dwarka.

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The brief facts of the case are that the present FIR is an outcome of a family dispute which arose due to some misunderstanding and confusion. Respondent no.2 is stated to be the husband of petitioner no.1 and the sonin-law of petitioner no.2. The dispute between the parties also led to the registration of present FIR.

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During pendency of the proceedings, the parties have arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Mutual Settlement/Compromise Deed dated 02.08.2025 which is annexed as Annexure P-3 to the present petition.

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It is a term of the settlement that the parties with the intervention of family and friends have resolved all their disputes amicably without any coercion or pressure and are residing together.

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It is also a term of the settlement that respondent no.2 will cooperate with the petitioners for the quashing of the present FIR. 10. Respondent no.2, on a query posed by the Court, states that he has no objection in case the FIR is quashed.

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In view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them.

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It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed.

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Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No.120/2022 under Sections 452/323/341/506/34 IPC registered at Police Station Sector-23,

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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 17/12/2025 at 12:30:40

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Dwarka alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.

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The petition stands disposed of in the above terms.

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Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

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VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

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DECEMBER 5, 2025/dss

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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 17/12/2025 at 12:30:40

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