CRL.M.C./9454/2024 of ANJU SHARMA Vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

$~46 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 9454/2024 ANJU SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R.P. Pandey, Advocate alongwith petitioner in person versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. ..Respondents Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with SI Khushboo Counsel alongwith R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 06.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 36282/2024 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 9454/2024 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing No. 393/2024, registered at Police Station Mehrauli, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/341/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC') and subsequent proceedings arising out of the said FIR. 4. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned from Police Station Mehrauli, Delhi. 6. Brief facts of the present case are that parties are residing in the same 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 08/04/2026 at 11:45:35 vicinity and are neighbours. On 18.06.2024, a quarrel took place between the petitioner and respondent no. 2, upon which respondent no. 2 had made a complaint against the petitioner before the concerned Police Station, culminated into the present FIR. It is also stated that a cross-FIR bearing No. 381/2024, for commission of offence punishable under Section 323/341/506/509 of IPC was also registered at police station Mehrauli, Delhi against the respondent no. 2 and his son. 7. Further, it is stated that during the pendency of the proceedings, the parties have now amicably settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 19.11.2024. 8. On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO concerned, has categorically stated that he has entered into compromise out of his own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, he has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 9. 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 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. 10. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 393/2024, registered at Police Station Mehrauli, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/341/506 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 11. In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 06, 2026/ns/AP 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 08/04/2026 at 11:45:35