YASHU CHUGH vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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$~86 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 17.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 1205/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7903/2025 YASHU CHUGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vaibhav Mittal and Mr. Akash Vajpai, Advocates versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for the State with ASI Vishan Pal Singh, PS Kishangarh and SI Jagat Singh, PS Delhi Cantt. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.0329/2023 of PS Delhi Cantt for offence under Section 279/338 IPC on the ground that complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has settled the disputes with the petitioner. 2. Petitioner as well as respondent no. 2, both identified by IO/ASI Vishan Pal Singh are present in Court. I have spoken with both of them in Hindi. It is submitted by them that they have compromised the disputes pertaining to the subject FIR and respondent no. 2 has received full and final CRL.M.C.1205/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.17 17:03:55 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:17.07.2025 17:25:55 settlement amount, which is in addition to the compensation already received by him in proceedings before Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. Respondent no. 2 submits that he does not wish to pursue prosecution of the petitioner. State has no serious objection to this petition. 3. The petition is allowed and accordingly, FIR No.0329/2023 of PS Delhi Cantt for offence under Section 279/338 IPC and proceedings arising out of the same are quashed. The pending application also stands disposed of. Digitally signed by GIRISH GIRISH KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.17 17:03:38 +05'30' GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) JULY 17, 2025 ‘rs’ CRL.M.C.1205/