Kuldeep @ Neeraj v. the State of NCT of Delhi of Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: quashing of FIR on settlement/compromise; CRL.M.C. 7304/2025; High Court of Delhi; FIR No. 057/2025; Police Station Farsh Bazar; Sections 74 and 351(3), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS); alleged misbehaviour incident at marriage ceremony dated 31.01.2025; complainant respondent no. 2 (name not stated); Compromise Deed dated 18.03.2025; complainant's free-will consent verified in person, no pressure/coercion/threat; no legal impediment to quashing; conditional quashing subject to Rs. 10,000/- deposit in Delhi High Court Advocates' Welfare Fund within 07 days; compliance report to Registry; petition disposed of; bench: Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma; decision date 14.10.2025; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
FIR No. 057/2025 (Police Station Farsh Bazar, Delhi) under Sections 74/351(3) BNS and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom quashed, subject to the petitioner depositing Rs. 10,000/- in the Delhi High Court Advocates' Welfare Fund within 07 days and filing a compliance report with the Registry.