Disposed¶23

Vijay Bhatia and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC18 Mar 2026W.P.(CRL)/462/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

FIR No. 519/2023 registered at Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi (Sections 341/34 IPC) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom stand quashed; the petition stands disposed of. ¶23

Vijay Bhatia and Ors. Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

FIR No. 519/2023 registered at Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi (Sections 341/34 IPC) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom stand quashed; the petition stands disposed of.

¶23

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 519/2023 registered at Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi (Sections 341/34 IPC), arising from a property dispute, should be quashed in view of the amicable settlement reached between the parties. +1 more

¶11

Court's answer

Since the parties had amicably resolved their differences of their own free will and without coercion, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings, which would instead create further acrimony; quashing the FIR would therefore be in the interest of justice and there was no legal impediment to quashing it.

¶21

Ratio / Principle

Respondent no. 2, identified by the IO, categorically stated before the Court, on a direct query, that she entered into the compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat, and had no objection if the FIR were quashed.

¶17

Key takeaways

FIR No. 519/2023 registered at Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Sections 341/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.), Order dated 18.03.2026 in W.P.(CRL) 462/2026 (Vijay Bhatia and Others v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.): Petitioners, owners of property FF-38/428, Laxmi Nagar, purchased through a Sale Deed dated 14.09.2023 executed by Smt. Gurpreet Kaur Hanspal (who had acquired sole and absolute ownership via a Gift Deed dated 08.08.2022 from her father-in-law), sought quashing of FIR No. 519/2023, P.S. Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, registered for offence under Sections 341/34 IPC, which arose from property disputes that also spawned civil suits and other criminal cases. During pendency the parties settled their disputes vide Settlement Deed dated 05.05.2025. On the Court's query, respondent no. 2, identified by the IO, categorically affirmed that she entered into the compromise out of her own free will and without pressure, coercion or threat, and raised no objection to quashing. Finding that continuing the proceedings would serve no useful purpose, would create further acrimony, and that there was no legal impediment, the Court held quashing to be in the interest of justice and quashed FIR No. 519/2023 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, disposing of the petition.

¶1

$~55

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

¶3

W.P.(CRL) 462/2026

¶4

VIJAY BHATIA AND ORS. .....Petitioners

¶5

Through: Mr. Gobind Malhotra, Mr. Lovish Sharma, Mr. Samir Mudgil, Ms. Komal Sharma and Ms. Namrata Malhotra, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person

¶6

versus

¶7

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri ASC (CRL) with Mr. Adietya Khatri, Advocate and W SI Khusboo PS Laxmi Nagar Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Mr. Rehan Saifi And Mr. Mayur Vats, Advocates for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

¶8

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

¶9

O R D E R

¶10

% 18.03.2026

¶11

By way of the present petition, petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing No. 519/2023, registered at Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 341/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘ IPC ').

¶12

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

¶13

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned from Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi.

¶14

This is a digitally signed order. 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 27/03/2026 at 13:25:58

¶15

Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioners are the owners of property bearing No. FF-38/428 (Plot No. 38, Block FF), situated at Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, admeasuring approximately 200 square yards, along with the entire superstructure comprising two floors, including roof rights and rights of construction up to the last storey. The said property was validly sold and transferred in favour of the petitioners by Smt. Gurpreet Kaur Hanspal through a duly executed Sale Deed dated 14.09.2023, registered on 15.09.2023 as Registration No. 6776, Book I, Volume No. 2937, Pages 179– 189, before the Sub-Registrar VIIIA, Preet Vihar, Delhi. It is alleged that prior thereto, Smt. Gurpreet Kaur Hanspal had acquired sole and absolute ownership of the aforementioned property by virtue of a registered Gift Deed dated 08.08.2022, executed by her father-in-law, Shri Jagjit Singh Hanspal, and registered as Registration No. 5215, Book I, Volume No. 2506, Pages 90–97, with the Sub-Registrar VIIIA, Preet Vihar, Delhi. Subsequently, disputes pertaining to the said property arose between the parties, resulting in the present FIR, including civil suits and other criminal cases.

¶16

It is stated that during the pendency of the proceedings, the parties have now amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement Deed dated 05.05.2025.

¶17

On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO concerned, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the FIR is quashed.

¶18

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, and without any coercion, and no useful

¶19

This is a digitally signed order.

¶20

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 27/03/2026 at 13:25:58

¶21

purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

¶22

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 519/2023, registered at Police Station Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 341/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶23

In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of.

¶24

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

¶25

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

¶26

MARCH 18, 2026/ns/ R

¶27

Vijay Bhatia and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Vijay Bhatia and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Sandeep Gupta & Ors. Vs State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Ranjana Chhabra Vs State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Panchi @ Panchal Vs the State NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Zeeshan Ali Vs State NCT of Delhi and Ors.

Arjun Sagar Vs the State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.

Manpreet Singh Puri Ors. Vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

Pinki Vs State of NCT of Delhi

Jai Narayan Vs the State of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

Anita Palgotra Vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Safiulla Vs State of NCT of Delhi

Rameshwar Dutt Vs State of NCT of Delhi

Kiran Vs Vimal Singh Harit

Mukesh Kumar Vs State Gnct of Delhi

Ankur Das & Ors. Vs State NCT of Delhi and Ors.