KANHAIYA AND ANR vs STATE AND ANR

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$~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 27th March, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 2270/2026 & CRL.M.A. 9283/2026 KANHAIYA AND ANR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pramod Kumar, Mr. Om Prakash Singh, Ms. Piyushi Garg and Ms. K. Tiwari, Advocates. Petitioners in person. versus STATE AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Lokesh Kr. Mr. Ajay Kumar Yadav, Ms. Piyushi Garg, Mr. Vipin Kumar and Mr. Anurag Tomar, Advocates for R-2 & 3. Respondents in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 0550/2021 dated 19.09.2021, registered at Police Station Govind Puri, for commission of offences under Sections 452/354/308/324/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The incident is of 18.09.2021. Since the complainant and his wife had talked ill about the wife of one accused-Kanhaiya, there was altercation and Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 2270/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:01.04.2026 11:14:00 during the scuffle which ensued, accused-Kanhaiya and his co-accused-Dilip Kumar assaulted complainant and his wife. Since there were allegations of outraging the modesty of wife of the complainant, offence under Section 509 IPC was also added. 3. The charges have, however, already been framed and the case is at the stage of trial. 4. Parties have, however, entered into amicable settlement and copy of Memorandum of Settlement (MoU) dated 06.12.2025has been placed on record. 5. Complainant and his wife are present in Court and they have been duly identified by their counsel and I.O. 6. During course of arguments, when asked, complainant and his wife reiterated the ter