Lalit Kumar @ Lalit Goyal v. the State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Case: Lalit Kumar @ Lalit Goyal v. The State NCT of Delhi & Anr., CRL.M.C. 1948/2026, High Court of Delhi, decided 17.03.2026 by Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J. Keywords: quashing of FIR; amicable settlement; compromise deed; memorandum of settlement; free will; no coercion; Sections 354, 354(D), 509, 506 IPC; FIR No. 344/2017; P.S. Kotla Mubarak Pur; costs ₹10,000/-; Civil and Sessions Courts Stenographers' Association; disposal of petition; matrimonial/complaint withdrawal-type quashing under inherent powers. No precedent relied upon; short conditional-quashing order.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of FIR No. 344/2017 registered at Police Station Kotla Mubarak Pur, Delhi under Sections 354/354(D)/509/506 IPC and all consequential proceedings, subject to payment of costs of ₹10,000/- by the petitioner within two weeks, to be deposited with the Civil and Sessions Courts Stenographers' Association, Delhi.