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Raju and Anr. v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC20 Nov 2025CRL.M.C./8279/2025

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What is this about?

Quashing of FIR on amicable settlement/compromise; compoundable offences Sections 323/325/341 IPC; chargesheet Sections 323/325/341/34 IPC; Memorandum of Settlement dated 18.08.2025; no useful purpose in relegating parties to trial court for compounding; continuance would amount to abuse of process of Court; conditional quashing with costs ₹10,000/- (₹5,000 each) to Delhi Police Welfare Society; CRL.M.C. 8279/2025; Delhi High Court; Amit Mahajan, J.; decided 20.11.2025.

What did the court decide?

Petition allowed: FIR No. 251/2024 (PS New Ashok Nagar) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom quashed, subject to deposit of total cost of ₹10,000/- (₹5,000 by each petitioner) with the Delhi Police Welfare Society within eight weeks; proof of deposit to be submitted to the concerned SHO; pending application(s) disposed of.

Raju and Anr. Vs State NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 251/2024 dated 20.04.2024 (PS New Ashok Nagar) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom should be quashed in view of the amicable settlement between the parties.

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Court's answer

Offences under Sections 323/325/341 of the IPC are compoundable in nature.

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Ratio / Principle

No useful purpose would be served by relegating the parties to the learned Trial Court for filing an application to compound the offences.

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Key takeaways

In view of the nature of the dispute and the amicable settlement, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the dispute alive, and continuance of the proceedings would amount to abuse of the process of Court.ratio¶18
Since the State machinery had been put to motion, ends of justice required that the petitioners be put to cost as a condition for quashing.ratio¶22
FIR No. 251/2024 and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed, subject to payment of total cost of ₹10,000/- by the petitioners (₹5,000 by each petitioner), to be deposited with the Delhi Police Welfare Society within eight weeks.

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Delhi High Court (Amit Mahajan, J.) allowed CRL.M.C. 8279/2025 seeking quashing of FIR No. 251/2024 dated 20.04.2024, PS New Ashok Nagar, registered under Sections 323/341/34 IPC (chargesheet under Sections 323/325/341/34 IPC), which arose from an alleged assault following a dispute over cold chowmein sold from the petitioner's food cart. The parties had settled all disputes by Memorandum of Settlement dated 18.08.2025; Respondents 2 and 3, present in person and identified by the IO, stated they did not wish to pursue the proceedings and had no objection to quashing. Observing that offences under Sections 323/325/341 IPC are compoundable, the Court held that no useful purpose would be served by relegating the parties to the trial court for compounding, and that continuance of proceedings would amount to abuse of the process of Court. Because the State machinery had been put in motion, quashing was made subject to payment of total costs of ₹10,000/- (₹5,000 by each petitioner) to the Delhi Police Welfare Society within eight weeks, with proof of deposit to the SHO. Pending applications disposed of.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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+ CRL.M.C. 8279/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34514/2025

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RAJU AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Parvez Alam, Advocate for petitioners along with petitioners in person.

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versus

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STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with ASI Brijesh Kumar, PS New Usmanpur. Mr. Vikas Pal, Advocate for R-2 & 3 along with R- 2 & 3 in person.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN O R D E R

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% 20.11.2025

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The present petition is filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 251/2024 dated 20.04.2024, registered at Police Station New Ashok Nagar, for offences under Sections 323/341/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘ IPC ’), including the proceedings emanating therefrom. The chargesheet has been filed in the present case under Sections 323/325/341/34 of the IPC.

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The brief facts are that on 19.04.2024 at about 9:30 p.m., Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 had gone to eat chowmein from the food cart of Petitioner No. 1. It is alleged that the chowmein served to the respondents was cold.

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It is alleged that when Respondent No. 2 asked Petitioner

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CRL.M.C. 8279/2025

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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 28/11/2025 at 14:46:32

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No. 1 to serve them hot chowmein, he refused to do the same.

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It is alleged that when Respondent No. 2 asked for a refund, Petitioner No. 1 started abusing and physically assaulting Respondent No. 2. It is alleged that on seeing this Respondent No. 3 tried to intervene and resolve the matter. 5. It is alleged that thereafter, Petitioner No. 2 also arrived there and started to physically assault the respondents. Pursuant to a complaint given by Respondent No. 2 the present FIR was registered. 6. The present petition has been filed on the ground that the parties have amicably settled all their disputes by way of Memorandum of Settlement dated 18.08.2025, out of their own free will, without any coercion, pressure, undue influence, force, misrepresentation or mistake.

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The parties are present in person and have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer. 8. On being asked, Respondents Nos.2 and 3 state that all the disputes between the parties have been settled. They state that they do not wish to pursue any proceedings arising out of the present FIR and has no objection if the same are quashed. 9. Offences under Sections 323/325/341 of the IPC are compoundable in nature. 10. This Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by relegating the parties to the learned Trial Court for filing an application to compound the offences. 11. Keeping in view the nature of dispute and that the parties have amicably entered into a settlement, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the dispute alive and continuance of the proceedings would amount to abuse of the CRL.M.C. 8279/2025 Page 2 of 3

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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 28/11/2025 at 14:46:32

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process of Court.

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However, keeping in mind the fact that the State machinery has been put to motion, ends of justice would be served if the petitioners are put to cost.

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In view of the above, FIR No. 251/2024 and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed, subject to payment of total cost of ₹10,000/- by the petitioners (₹5,000 by each petitioner) to be deposited with the Delhi Police Welfare Society within a period of eight weeks.

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Let the proof of deposit of cost be submitted to the concerned SHO.

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The present petition is allowed in aforesaid terms. Pending application(s) also stand disposed of.

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AMIT MAHAJAN, J

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NOVEMBER 20, 2025 DU

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CRL.M.C. 8279/2025

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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 28/11/2025 at 14:46:32

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