$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1578/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7148/2025 MANMEET SINGH JASPAL & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jagat Rana, Adv. Petitioner-in-person versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State. SI Meena, PS Maurya Enclave. Respondent no.2-in-person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 22.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By the way of the present petition the petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR No.436/2014, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), and the supplementary charge sheet under Section 420/46/7/471/120B/174A/34 of the IPC pending before the learned ACMM, (North West), Rohini Court, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. The petitioner and respondents no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer. 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 30/07/2026 at 14:36:28 5. It is stated that various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioner and the respondent no. 2. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. 6. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Mediation Settlement dated 08.08.2017, entered between them at Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Delhi High Court, New Delhi. On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, 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 present FIR is quashed. 7. It is noted that a Coordinate Bench of this Court, in Sohrab Hussain v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr., decided on 25.05.2022, while following the earlier decision in Noor Salim Rana & Ors. v. State (govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr., decided on 22.01.2016, observed that continuation of the criminal proceedings despite an amicable settlement between the parties would be contrary to securing the ends of justice. The relevant observations are as under: “It is a well settled law that where the High Court is convinced that the offences are entirely personal in nature and therefore do not affect public peace or tranquillity and where it feels that quashing of such proceedings on account of compromise would bring about peace and would secure ends of justice, it should not hesitate to quash them. In such cases, pursuing prosecution would be waste of time and energy. Non compoundable offences are basically an obstruction in entering into compromise. In certain cases, the main offence is compoundable but the connected offences are not. In the case of B.S. Joshi and others v. State of Haryana and another 2003 (4) SCC 675 the Hon’ble 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 30/07/2026 at 14:36:28 Apex Court observed that even though the provisions of Section 320 Cr.P.C. would not apply to such offences which are not compoundable, it did not limit or affect the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The Hon’ble Apex Court laid down that if for the purpose of securing the ends of justice, quashing of FIR becomes necessary, section 320 Cr.P.C. would not be a bar to the exercise of power of quashing.” 8. 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. 9. Accordingly, FIR No.436/2014, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471 of the IPC, 1860, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 22, 2026/b/AV 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 30/07/2026 at 14:36:28