Delhi High Court
CRL.M.C./4231/2026 of SANJAY MEHTO AND ORS Vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS on 9 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010248532026 + CRL.M.C. 4231/2026 SANJAY MEHTO AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sanchit Sehgal, Mr. Nagendra Singh, Advs. Petitioner in person. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP SI Rajni Kant,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010248532026
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CRL.M.C. 4231/2026
SANJAY MEHTO AND ORS
.....Petitioners
Through:
Mr. Sanchit Sehgal, Mr. Nagendra
Singh, Advs.
Petitioner in person.
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP
SI Rajni Kant, P.S. Kirti Nagar.
Mr. ___, Adv. for R-2
(Appearance not given.)
Respondents in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. By the way of the present petition the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No. 631/2015, registered at Police Station Kirti Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 307 and 34 Indian Penal Code,1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties.
3. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.
4. The petitioner and respondents are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer.
5. The brief facts of the case are that the dispute arose out of a neighbourhood altercation in the year 2015 and has remained pending for This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 14/09/2026 at 16:06:45
nearly 16 years. However, the parties have now amicably settled the dispute vide Compromise Deed dated 02.05.2026.
6. On a query made by this Court, respondents who have been identified by the IO, have categorically stated that they have entered into compromise, vide compromise deed dated 02.05.2026, out of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, they have no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
7. In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any coercion, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.
8. Accordingly, FIR No. 631/2015, registered at Police Station Kirti Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC, 1860, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed.
9. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of.
10. Copy of the order be communicated to the concerned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance.
11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 9, 2026/prg/rm This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 14/09/2026 at 16:06:45