Delhi High Court quashes FIR arising from a neighbourhood dispute after parties reach an agreement. The court orders the accused to host bhandaras for underprivileged children during the upcoming Navratra festival and Diwali celebrations.
The Delhi High Court dismissed an FIR stemming from a neighbourhood dispute after the involved parties reached an agreement.
The court mandated the accused to host bhandaras for underprivileged children one during the upcoming Navratra festival and another on Diwali.
Justice Anish Dayal was presiding over a petition by Brij Ballabh Gaur and his wife, who sought to have the FIR registered at the Jagatpuri police station quashed.
The FIR included charges under Sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
The FIR was filed by their neighbor following a quarrel, but the matter was subsequently resolved.
During the hearing on September 19, the complainant, who appeared in court with her husband, informed the judge that she had no objections to the FIR being quashed, stating,
“The original issues have now been resolved.”
In response, the petitioners agreed to organize two bhandaras for at least 50 poor children at Shiv Mandir in Radheypuri one during Navratra and another on Diwali.
The court instructed that proof of compliance, accompanied by photographs, be submitted through an affidavit and shared with the investigating officer.
The Court stated,
“The report of the same, by way of an affidavit, shall be filed with photographs on the record of the Court and a copy of the same shall also be given to the IO. Subject to this undertaking being complied with, the said FIR stands quashed,”
Justice Dayal remarked that continuing criminal proceedings under such circumstances would serve no purpose.
The order noted,
“Considering the above settlement between the parties and the chances of conviction of the petitioners being remote and bleak, there is no use continuing with proceedings of the present FIR as it would be a misuse of the process of the Court and an unnecessary burden on the State exchequer,”
As a result, the FIR and all related proceedings were quashed, with the court emphasizing that the parties must adhere to the terms of the settlement.
The petition was thus disposed of.
Case Title: Brij Ballabh Gaur and Another vs. State of NCT of Delhi and Another
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