RAJAT GOEL & ANR. vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: March 12, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 5452/2025 RAJAT GOEL & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankit Verma, Mr.Sachin Verma and Mr.Arvind Mishra, Advocates along with Petitioners in person. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP for the State with SI Dharmendra Kumar, PS Hauz Qazi. Mr. Manoj Kumar and Mr. Vaibhav Bhardwaj, Advocates for R-2 along with R-2 and her daughter in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition is filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 261/2022 dated 24.11.2022, registered at Police Station Hauz Qazi, for offences under Sections 323/325/452/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) and the proceedings emanating therefrom. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER CRL.M.C. 5452/2025 Page 1 of 7 KAUR Signing Date:13.03.2026 17:53:56 2. Briefly stated, on 02.11.2022, Respondent No. 2 had visited the matrimonial house of her daughter as she was being harassed by her in-laws. Respondent No.2 stayed at the house for a day, whereafter, on 03.11.2022, due to some misunderstanding, a scuffle took place in which the petitioners verbally abused her extensively and physically assaulted Respondent No.2 as well as her daughter. The petitioners also ousted Respondent No.2 and her daughter from the house, and Respondent No.2 sustained an injury on her hand during the incident. This led to registration of FIR. Chargesheet has been filed in the case. 3. Petitioner No.1 was the son-in-law of Respondent No.2 and Petitioner No.2 is his mother. 4. The present petition is filed on the ground that the parties have amicably settled their disputes, out of their own free will, without any coercion, undue influence, pressure