Mangat Singh and Ors. v. the State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
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What is this about?
Quashing of cross FIRs on amicable settlement: FIR No. 225/2022 (Ss. 323/341/34 IPC) and FIR No. 224/2022 (Ss. 323/325/341/354/452/34 IPC), P.S. Jaitpur, Delhi, quashed by Delhi High Court (Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, 20.04.2026) in CRL.M.C. 2880/2026 & CRL.M.C. 2973/2026 after parties settled vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 09.04.2026; complainant confirmed free-will compromise without pressure, coercion or threat and raised no objection; Court found no useful purpose in continuing proceedings and no legal impediment to quashing; petitions disposed of. Keywords: quashing of FIR, cross FIR, amicable settlement, MOU, compromise out of free will, civil dispute over ancestral properties, CRL.M.C., IPC 323/341/34, IPC 323/325/341/354/452/34. Useful where FIRs arising from civil/property disputes are sought to be quashed upon settlement with the complainant's verified consent.