PANNA LAL & ORS. vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR,

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$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 24.04.2025. ,,,,,,,,,, + CRL.M.C. 9378/2024 PANNA LAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Aditi Srivastava & Savita Yadav, Advocates with petitioner no.2-5 in person and petitioner no.1 through VC. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP with SI. Respondent no.2 in person CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT (ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. This is a petition under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No. 480/2013, dated 20.10.2013, registered at P.S Aman Vihar, Delhi under sections 308/506/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating CRL. M.C. 9378/2024 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SUNITA KUMARI Signing Date:24.04.2025 18:23:50 therefrom on the basis of settlement between the parties. 2. Briefly stated, the facts as per the FIR are that On 18 .10. 2013, the complainant was collecting clothes at Rahul Tailor’s shop in Karan Vihar Phase 5, when Petitioners 1 and 2 arrived, grabbed the complainant’s collar, boasted of being the area’s “dons” and kicked him onto the road. Assisted by Petitioners 3,4 and 5 they then struck the complainant’s head multiple times with bricks and stones, inflicting profuse bleeding and leaving him for dead before fleeing. After medical treatment, the complainant recorded his statement on 20.10.2013 accusing the petitioners of an intentional murderous assault and habitual intimidation of residents. The charges were framed on 15.01.2024 by the learned ASJ-05, North-West District, Rohini. 3. It is further submitted that both the parties have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 13.11.2024. The matter has been settled for a sum of ₹2,50,