$~120 & 22

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 244/2026 & CRL.M.A. 924/2026

DINESH KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Vikasdeep Sharma & Ms.

Tanya Sharma, Advocates.

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP for State

with SI Amit Kumar, PS Dabri, SI Hosiyar Singh, SPL Branch & ASI

Pardeep Kumar, Traffic.

Mr. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Yash Arora, Mr. Raman Sharma & Ms. Lovely

Rani, Advocates for R-2.

+ CRL.M.C. 9084/2025 & CRL.M.A. 38033/2025

VIKAS DHANKHAR & ORS. .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Yash Arora,

Mr. Raman Sharma & Ms. Lovely

Rani, Advocates for P-1, 2 & 3.

versus

STATE (GOVT OF NCT DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP for State

with SI Amit Kumar, PS Dabri, SI Hosiyar Singh, SPL Branch & ASI

Pardeep Kumar, Traffic.

Mr. Vikasdeep Sharma & Ms.

Tanya Sharma, Advocates for R2.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 13.01.2026

1. The present petitions under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973) seek quashing of two FIRs, being FIR No. 592/2019 [subject matter of CRL.M.C. 9084/2025] and FIR No. 593/2019 [subject matter of CRL.M.C. 244/2026]. Both FIRs are dated 09.09.2019, and were registered at Police Station Dabri, New Delhi. FIR No. 592/2019 is registered under Sections 323/354(B)/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”], and FIR No. 593/2019 under Sections 323/354(A)/34 of the IPC. The petitions are founded on a settlement arrived at between the parties. The respective complainants in the two FIRs, have been arrayed as respondent No. 2 in each petition.

2. Issue notice. Mr. Hitesh Vali, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, accepts notice on behalf of State in both petitions. Notice is accepted by Mr. Vikasdeep Sharma, learned counsel, on behalf of complainant in CRL.M.C. 9084/2025, and Mr. Ravi Kumar, learned counsel, on behalf of complainant in CRL.M.C. 244/2026.

3. The petitions are taken up for hearing together with the consent of learned counsel for the parties.

4. The cross-FIRs have been filed by neighbours, against each other. Both arise out of incidents which took place on 08.09.2019. In FIR No. 592/2019, the allegation against the accused petitioners in CRL.M.C. 9084/2025, viz. Mr. Vikas Dhankhar, Ms. Meenu and Ms. Krishna Devi, is that they assaulted the complainant and her family members leading to injury. On the other hand, in FIR No. 593/2019, the allegation against the accused petitioners in CRL.M.C. 244/2026, viz. Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Mr. Ram Kumar Sharma and Ms. Anju Sharma, is that the complainant was sitting on the stairs of her house when Ms. Anju Sharma, who was her neighbour, slapped the grandson of the complainant at which point a scuffle ensued. The complainant also alleged that her nose ring was snatched and her son’s telephone was broken by the petitioners.

5. The Medico-Legal Case in both the cases show simple injuries.

6. Both the criminal cases were referred to mediation by Trial Court. Mediation agreements were recorded in both cases on 30.11.2024. The compoundable offences under Section 323 of IPC was settled, in exchange of unconditional apologies between the parties, without any monetary settlement.

7. The present petitions have now been filed for quashing of the FIRs, as regards certain non-compoundable offences.

8. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. All parties are present in person except Mr. Ram Kumar Sharma, who is paralysed and appears on video conference. The parties are identified by the Investigating Officer and by their learned counsel. The parties have confirmed before the Court that they have settled their disputes and do not wish to proceed with the criminal proceedings against each other.

9. Mr. Vali points out that FIR No. 592/2019 is in respect of injuries caused to the complainant as well as her father [Mr. Ram Kumar Sharma], but no affidavit of Mr. Ram Kumar Sharma has been filed. As noted above, Mr. Ram