$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2135/2026 NAVEEN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Lalit Kashyap, Adv. versus STATE (N.C.T. OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anand V Khatri, ASC 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 way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR no. 0142/2022, registered at Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan, Dwarka, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 323/354/354B/509/506/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’). 3. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 5. Both the parties are not only neighbours but also family members. On the 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. It is also stated that the misunderstanding between the complainant and the accused had 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 15:46:18 resulted into the present complaint and the FIR registered pursuant to the same. It is also stated by respondent no.2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties vide Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) dated 06.11.2025 entered into between them. 6. In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences 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. 7. Accordingly, FIR no. 0142/2022, registered at Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan, Dwarka, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 323/354/354B/509/506/34 of the IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8. The petition stands disposed of. Pending application (s), if any, also stand disposed of. 9. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 22, 2026/prg/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 15:46:18