MANJEET SINGH vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

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$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 11.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 228/2025 MANJEET SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Swastik Singh, Ms. Shreshtha Raj Shrivastava, Advs. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with S.I Gaurav Kumar, PS Paschim Vihar East. Mr. Himanshu Dagar Adv. for respondent no 2 -6. 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. 0522/2021 dated 10.07.2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 279/337 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station Paschim Vihar, East (“subject FIR”) and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 228/2025 Page 1 of 4 Digitally Signed By:RASHIM KAPOOR Signing Date:12.07.2025 15:56:35 10.07.2021, an accident took place involving a car driven by the petitioner, in which, the petitioner, while recklessly driving his car, hit the mother of the respondent nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 passed away, leading to registration of the subject FIR and filing of litigation by the respondents. 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. 4/2022. In the said proceedings, respondent nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 have received Rs. 16,00,000/-, pursuant to a Judgment pronounced on 26.07.2023. 4. The learned counsel submits that, in the meanwhile, with the intervention of the family members, relatives, and mutual acquaintances, the parties have arrived at an