Ginni Dhingra v. The State Thorugh Sho and Anr

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18.11.2025

¶1By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR bearing No.1202/2021, registered at Police Station Bawana, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 287/388 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties. .

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

¶3The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned from Police Station Bawana, Delhi.

¶4Brief facts of the case are that on 30.12.2021 due to a sudden mechanical malfunction of the machine, respondent no. 2 who was working This is a digitally signed order. at the petitioner"s factory, had sustained an injury to his hand. Thereafter, upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioner. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 04.11.2025.

¶5On 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. It is also stated that he has received the compensation amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- through UPI vide Transaction ID: 532211399112. Therefore, he 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.1202/2021, registered at Police Station Bawana, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 287/388 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 18, 2025/vc This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8184/2025 GINNI DHINGRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mayank Bansal, Advocate with petitioner in person. versus THE STATE THORUGH SHO AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State. Counsel (appearance not given) for R- 2 and R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA