DHEERAJ CHAUDHARY & ANR. vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT DELHI) & ANR.

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$~33 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 08.08.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, + W.P.(CRL) 2455/2025 DHEERAJ CHAUDHARY & ANR .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sunita & Mr. Jitender Sharma, Advs. Petitioners in person. versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT DELHI) & ANR. … Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel with SI Parveen Kumar, PS Moti Nagar. Respondent no. 2 in person. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT(ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, seeking quashing of FIR No. 162/2025, dated 06.03.2025, registered at P.S. Moti Nagar, Delhi under Sections 118(1)/3(5) BNS (324/34 IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement between the parties. W.P.(CRL)2455/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:08.08.2025 18:08:30 2. As per averments made in the FIR, on 05.03.2025 following a dispute over an outstanding payment respondent No. 2, his son and his son’s friends were assaulted by petitioners at Petitioner No.1’s shop in Moti Nagar with a sharp edged weapon resulting in stab injuries to Respondent No. 2, his son and his son’s friend. FIR No. 162/2025 was registered at instance of Respondent No. 2 at PS Moti Nagar, Delhi under sections 118(1)/3(5) BNS against the petitioners. Chargesheet has since been filed under Sections 118(1)/118(2)/3(5) BNS. 3. Cross FIR No. 161/2025, dated 06.03.2025 arising out of the same incident has also been registered at instance of Petitioner No. 1 at PS Moti Nagar under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/3(5) of BNS against Respondent No. 2. 4. It has been submitted that during the course of proceedings, the parties amicably resolved