HARISH KUMAR @ SACHIN AND ANR v. STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
CRL.M.C./4490/2025 · 2025-07-10
Girish Kathpalia
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CRL.M.C. 4490/2025
Page 1 of 2 pages $~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI %
Date of Decision: 10.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 4490/2025
HARISH KUMAR @ SACHIN AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Manpreet Singh, Advocate.
versus
STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
.....Respondents
Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Madan Lal, PS IGI Airport and SI Mamta, PS Dabri.
CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA
J U D G M E N T (ORAL)
1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 697/2017 of PS Dabri for offence under Section 323/354B/506/509/34 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioners.
2. Learned APP for State accepts notice. Respondent no.2 (identified by IO/SI Madan Lal) also accepts notice.
3. I have spoken with both the sides in Hindi. It is submitted by them that petitioner no.2 has been wrongly described as the wife of petitioner no.1 GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.10 17:43:40 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:10.07.2025 18:16:34 Signature Not Verified
CRL.M.C. 4490/2025
Page 2 of 2 pages whereas she is the landlady of petitioner no.1. It is stated by respondent no.2 that under the influence of liquor, there was a quarrel between petitioner no.1 and her now deceased brother and in the said quarrel petitioner no.2 tried to intervene, which led to the registration of the impugned FIR. Respondent no.2 submits that she does not wish to pursue prosecution of petitioners and they have settled the disputes amicably.
4. Having spoken with both the sides, I am satisfied that it would be in the interest of justice to not to push them through trial. Therefore, the petition is allowed and FIR No. 697/2017 of PS Dabri for offence under Section 323/354B/506/509/34 IPC and proceedings arising out of the same are quashed.
GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) JULY 10, 2025/DR GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.10 17:43:55 +05'30' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:10.07.2025 18:16:34