Delhi High Court – Orders
Manmeet Singh Jaspal & Anr vs State Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi And Anr on 22 July, 2026
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 1578/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7148/2025
MANMEET SINGH JASPAL & ANR. .....Petitioners
Through: Mr. Jagat Rana, Adv.
Petitioner-in-person
versus
STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for
State.
SI Meena, PS Maurya Enclave.
Respondent no.2-in-person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
ORDER
% 22.07.2026
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. By the way of the present petition the petitioner is seeking quashing of
FIR No.436/2014, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi, for the
offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471 of the Indian Penal
Code,1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC‘), and the supplementary
charge sheet under Section 420/46/7/471/120B/174A/34 of the IPC pending
before the learned ACMM, (North West), Rohini Court, Delhi 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 no. 2 are present before this Court and
have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer.
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5. It is stated that various differences, disputes and issues had arisen
between the petitioner and the respondent no. 2. Upon the complaint by
respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners.
6. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter
vide Mediation Settlement dated 08.08.2017, entered between them at Delhi
High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Delhi High Court, New Delhi.
On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by
the IO, has categorically stated that he has entered into compromise out of his
own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, he has
no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
7. It is noted that a Coordinate Bench of this Court, in Sohrab Hussain v.
State NCT of Delhi & Anr., decided on 25.05.2022, while following the
earlier decision in Noor Salim Rana & Ors. v. State (govt. of NCT of Delhi)
& Anr., decided on 22.01.2016, observed that continuation of the criminal
proceedings despite an amicable settlement between the parties would be
contrary to securing the ends of justice. The relevant observations are as
under:
“It is a well settled law that where the High Court is
convinced that the offences are entirely personal in
nature and therefore do not affect public peace or
tranquillity and where it feels that quashing of such
proceedings on account of compromise would bring
about peace and would secure ends of justice, it should
not hesitate to quash them. In such cases, pursuing
prosecution would be waste of time and energy. Non
compoundable offences are basically an obstruction in
entering into compromise. In certain cases, the main
offence is compoundable but the connected offences are
not. In the case of B.S. Joshi and others v. State of
Haryana and another 2003 (4) SCC 675 the Hon’bleThis is a digitally signed order.
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Apex Court observed that even though the provisions of
Section 320 Cr.P.C. would not apply to such offences
which are not compoundable, it did not limit or affect
the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The Hon’ble
Apex Court laid down that if for the purpose of
securing the ends of justice, quashing of FIR becomes
necessary, section 320 Cr.P.C. would not be a bar to
the exercise of power of quashing.”
8. 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.
9. Accordingly, FIR No.436/2014, registered at Police Station Maurya
Enclave, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471
of the IPC, 1860, along with all consequential proceedings emanating
therefrom, is hereby quashed.
10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also
stand(s) disposed of.
11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.
MADHU JAIN, J
JULY 22, 2026/b/AV
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