DAMAN PREET SINGH vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 11.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 4536/2025 DAMAN PREET SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sameer Sidhar, Adv. along with petitioner. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with SI Ankur, PS Tilak Nagar. Mr. Rohit Pandey, Father of R- 2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR SHALINDER KAUR, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR No. 838/2021 dated 18.11.2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 279/337 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar (“subject FIR”) and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on 31.10.2021, an accident took place involving a car driven by the petitioner, in which, the petitioner, while recklessly driving his car, hit Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 4536/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:RASHIM KAPOOR Signing Date:12.07.2025 15:56:35 the respondent no. 2, leading to registration of the subject FIR. 3. He further submits that, in addition to the registration of the subject FIR, the petitioner had also instituted a claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) bearing Case No. 427/2022. In the said proceedings, father of the respondent no. 2 has received Rs. 2,35,000/- as compensation, pursuant to a Judgment pronounced on 06.03.2023. 4. The learned counsel submits that, in the meanwhile, during the pendency of the litigation between the parties, they filed joint application for settlement before the Court of learned Metropolitan Magistrate (MM), on the basis of the said application moved by the p