MRS RUPINDER KAUR & ANR. vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 27.05.2025 + CRL.M.C. 3067/2025, CRL.M.A. 13607/2025, CRL.M.A. 13608/2025 & CRL.M.A. 13606/2025 MRS RUPINDER KAUR & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. G.S. Narula, Advocate. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with SI Ram Avtar. Respondent No.2 in person through video conferencing. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.128/2013 of PS Vasant Vihar for offences under Section 420/471/467/468/120B/34 IPC. Learned APP accepting notice submits on instructions of Investigating Officer/SI Ram Avtar that offence under Section 174A IPC also was added in the FIR, but the present petition does not cover the same. CRL.M.C. 3067/2025 Page 1 of 4 pages GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.05.27 14:10:41 +05'30' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:27.05.2025 15:35:08 2. The quashing of the FIR is sought solely on the ground of compromise arrived at between the petitioners and the complainant de facto (respondent no.2 herein). 3. As reflected from record, the petitioners did not appear before the Joint Registrar for recording their statement and submitted there that they apprehend arrest. Therefore, the matter was placed before this Court. 4. The complainant de facto (respondent no.2) appears through video conferencing and strongly opposes quashing of the FIR. It is stated by the complainant de facto (identified by Investigating Officer) that since the petitioners did not comply with terms of the settlement, he is not agreeable to quashing of this FIR. 5. Learned counsel for petitioners argues that in terms of settlement, the respondent no.2 was b