DINESH GODARA vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~21 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 02.09.2025 + CRL.M.C. 4706/2025 DINESH GODARA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ratan Singh Saini, Advocate. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with HC Kuldeep Singh. Mr. Manoj Kumar Tyagi, Advocate for R-2. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner seeks quashing of case FIR No. 380/2021 of PS Delhi Cantt. for offence under Section 279/338 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto/injured (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioner. 2. Respondent no.2 is present with his counsel and is identified by IO/HC Kuldeep Singh. As reflected from record, State has no serious objection to this petition. In furtherance of previous record, respondent no.2 submits that now he has received the complete settlement amount of CRL.M.C.4706/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f 97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee604 02c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.09.02 17:07:08 -07'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:02.09.2025 18:32:03 Rs.80,000/-. Detailed statements of parties have already been recorded by the concerned Joint Registrar. 3. Respondent no.2 categorically states that he does not wish to pursue prosecution of petitioner. 4. In view of previous record and the aforesaid, I am satisfied that it shall be in the interest of justice, not to push the parties through trial. 5. Therefore the petition is allowed and FIR No. 380