Dilip Kumar Shahu and Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC8 Apr 2026CRL.M.C./657/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Delhi High Court; CRL.M.C. 657/2026; quashing of FIR No. 149/2016, P.S. Adarsh Nagar; Sections 354/354B/341/34 IPC; amicable settlement; MoU dated 09.12.2025; compromise out of free will; no pressure, coercion or threat; no objection by complainant; FIR and consequential proceedings quashed; petition disposed; Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.; order dated 08.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

FIR No. 149/2016 registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi, under Sections 354/354B/341/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, quashed; petition disposed of; next date of hearing (15.05.2026) cancelled. ¶¶26

Dilip Kumar Shahu and Anr. Vs State of NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 149/2016 registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi, under Sections 354/354B/341/34 IPC, and all consequent proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed in view of the amicable settlement between the parties.

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Court's answer

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

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Ratio / Principle

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

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of FIR — FIR No. 149/2016, P.S. Adarsh Nagar, Delhi (Ss. 354/354B/341/34 IPC) — Petitioners Dilip Kumar Shahu and another sought quashing of the FIR, registered on 14.03.2016 on the complaint of respondent no. 2 amid a family dispute, with chargesheet filed in April 2023 — Parties thereafter amicably settled their disputes vide MoU dated 09.12.2025 with intervention of family and friends — Respondent no. 2, present in Court and identified by the IO, categorically affirmed that the compromise was entered out of her own free will, without pressure, coercion or threat, and raised no objection to quashing — Held: as the parties resolved their differences voluntarily, continuing the proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would only create further acrimony; quashing was in the interest of justice with no legal impediment — FIR and all consequential proceedings quashed; petition disposed of; hearing fixed for 15.05.2026 cancelled — [Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J., order dated 08.04.2026]

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 657/2026

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DILIP KUMAR SHAHU AND ANR. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Vikas Tomar, Mr. Akash Yadavand Mr. Parijat Singh, Advocates along with petitioners-inperson.

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for teh State with SI Deepika, P.S. Adarsh Nagar.

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Mr. Sachin Singh Sikarwar, Mr. Vishal Lamba and Mr. Nitesh Baliyan, Advocates for R-2 with R-2.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R % 08.04.2026

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CRL.M.A. 10598/2026 (for early hearing)

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By way of the present application, the applicant seeks early hearing of the present petition.

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For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same stands allowed. The case will be heard today itself.

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Application stands disposed of.

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CRL.M.C. 657/2026

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By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the

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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 15/04/2026 at 12:34:24

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FIR bearing No. 149/2016, registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 354/354B/341/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘ IPC ') and all consequent proceedings emanating therefrom.

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

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All 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 Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi.

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Brief facts of the case are that on 14.03.2016, due to some dispute and differences between families of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners on the complaint of respondent no. 2. It is stated that in the month of April, 2023, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned court. Further, it is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 09.12.2025.

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On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, 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 present FIR is quashed.

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

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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 15/04/2026 at 12:34:24

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Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 149/2016, registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 354/354B/341/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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