Poonam Banka & Anr v. State & Anr

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20.11.2025

¶1By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 134/2021, registered at Police Station Roop Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/342/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom.

¶2Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

¶3All 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, Roop Nagar, Delhi.

¶4Brief facts of the case are that due to some misunderstanding regarding the issue of cooperative society between the petitioners and respondent no. 2, various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between This is a digitally signed order. the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. Thereafter, upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement Agreement dated 28.08.2025 executed at Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, New Delhi.

¶5On 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.

¶6In view of the above, 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.

¶7Accordingly FIR bearing No. 134/2021, registered at Police Station Roop Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/342/506/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶8The petition stands disposed of.

¶9The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 20, 2025/vc GJ This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2396/2022 POONAM BANKA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Digvijay Singh and Mr. Manik Sood, Advocates with petitioners in person. versus STATE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State. Mr. Divyansh Mohan Tyagi, Advocate for R-2 and R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA