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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SANJEEV NARULA, J
MUKESH KUMAR & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition quashing provisions under bnss. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. settlement terms and voluntary withdrawal confirmed. (Para 4) |
| 3. court's discretion in quashing proceedings based on settlements. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. decision to quash promoted by public interest. (Para 8) |
O R D E R
% 18.07.2025
1. The present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 , [“ BNSS ”] (erstwhile Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , [“ Cr.P.C .”]) seeks quashing of FIR No. 164/2016 dated 18th March, 2016 registered under Sections 323 , 365 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 , [“ IPC ”], at P.S. Bawana and all proceedings emanating therefrom.
2. The subject FIR has been lodged on the complaint filed by Respondent No. 2, a factory worker at DSIIDC Bawana Delhi Factory. The Complainant alleges that he owed INR 16,000/- to Petitioners No.1 and 2 CRL.M.C. 790/2025 Page 1 of 6 which he was not able to pay back due to his poor financial condition. However, on 18th March, 2016, the Petitioners came to the factory and lured him outside for a supposed talk. He alleged that when he went outside, he was abducted by the Petitioners who forced him to sit in a Wago
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