Amarjit and Ors. v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
Criminal Procedure – Quashing of FIR on settlement – Inherent powers
Case brief
What is this about?
CRL.M.C. 1759/2025 & CRL.M.C. 1850/2025, High Court of Delhi, decided 17 April 2026 by Justice Manoj Jain (oral). Quashing of cross FIRs 694/2016 and 693/2016, PS Malviya Nagar, Sections 323/354/34 IPC, on amicable settlement between neighbouring parties; incident of 25.09.2016 involving injuries and outraging of modesty; charge-sheets filed, trial at nascent stage; dispute held private with no public interest; FIRs and consequential proceedings quashed exercising inherent powers under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; conditional costs of Rs. 40,000/- (Rs. 20,000/- per case) to Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee within four weeks; petitions allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Both cross FIRs (No. 694/2016 and No. 693/2016, PS Malviya Nagar, Sections 323/354/34 IPC) and all consequential proceedings quashed under Section 528 BNSS 2023 on the basis of amicable settlement, subject to payment of total costs of Rs. 40,000/- (Rs. 20,000/- per case) to the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee within four weeks and submission of proof of deposit and original affidavits before the learned Trial Court within a further two weeks; petitions disposed of accordingly.