ANIKET CHOUDHARY vs STATE OF NCT & ANR.

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$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 04th February, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 613/2026 & CRL.M.A. 2446/2026 & CRL.M.A. 2447/2026 ANIKET CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nagender Kumar Yadav, Ms. Parul Tyagi, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Mahesh Kumar, PS Vasant Vihar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner herein seeks quashing of FIR No.114/2024 dated 07.07.2024, registered at P.S. Vasant Vihar, for commission of offences under Sections 309(4)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 392/34 of IPC) along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The abovesaid FIR was lodged on the basis of report of one Sh. Amit Kumar (respondent No.2 herein), who is working at a chemist shop. On the date of incident i.e. 06.07.2024, on the basis of one online order, respondent No.2 had come to Vasant Vihar to deliver medicines but when he came at designated place, all the four accused persons, met him and threatened him and entered into scuffle with him. They also snatched away his mobile phone as well as the packet containing medicines. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 613/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:05.02.2026 17:35:28 3. The investigation was carried out and charge-sheet has already been filed. 4. According to the case of prosecution, all the four accused persons were apprehended but learned Addl. P.P. for the State, in all fairness, admits that two such accused, however, could not be identified in the judicial TIP. 5. The present petition has, though, been filed by one such accused, fact remains that respondent No.2 is pr