PAWAN & ORS. vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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$~92 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 08thApril, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 2629/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10685/2026 PAWAN & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Tomar with Mr. Nitish K Baisoya, Mr. Mohit Tanwar, Advocates along with petitioner. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP with SI Ankit Sharma. Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate with respondent No.2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 78/2018 dated 09.03.2018, registered at P.S. Fatehpurberi, for commission of offences under Sections 341/323/427/506/34 of IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. Some additional penal Sections were added in the charge-sheet. 2. The abovesaid case was registered on the basis of report lodged by respondent No.2 wherein she had claimed that her neighbors had assaulted and threatened her. 3. It is apprised that one cross-FIR was also registered i.e. FIR No. 223/2018. It was for commission of offences under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC with respect to the same incident and since the abovesaid offences were compoundable in nature, requisite statements of the parties have already been recorded by the learned Trial Court. However, appropriate order is yet to be passed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 2629/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:10.04.2026 17:20:27 4. It is in the abovesaid premise that quashing of FIR in question is being sought. 5. Respondent No. 2 has joined the proceedings through video-conferencing along with her father and counsel. 6. IO is present in Court and identifies her. 7. When asked, she reiterated the terms of the settlement and submits that she has e