Ranjana v. The State NCT of Delhi & Anr

O R D E R %

11.11.2025

¶1By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing no. 262/2018, registered at Police Station Nangloi, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 323 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter "IPC") and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (hereafter 'JJ Act').

¶2Issue notice. Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

¶3The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Nangloi, Delhi.

¶4Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on the basis of complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against This is a digitally signed order. the petitioner under the relevant sections. It is stated that with the intervention of friends and family, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated

22.11.2024, entered between them.

¶5On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2, who has been identified by the concerned 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 by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Therefore, she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.

¶6In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, 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. 262/2018, registered at Police Station Nangloi, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 323 of IPC and Section 75 of JJ Act and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶8In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

¶9The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 11, 2025/zp This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6459/2025 RANJANA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitender Gupta and Mr. Deepak Rohilla, Advocates versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chhaar, APP for the State. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA