$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 804/2024 SANJEEV KHATRI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Petitioners with their counsel versus STATE,DELHI POLICE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State with Mr. Chetan Dahiya, Adv. along with SI Mahesh.

R-2 and R-3 with their counsel CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 29.01.2026

1. By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 370/2017, registered at Police Station Kalkaji, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 287/304A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’).

2. The petitioners and respondent nos. 2 and 3 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Kalkaji, Delhi.

3. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that petitioner no. 1 was carrying out constructions work on his property and, on 04.08.2017, the son of respondent nos. 2 and 3 died due to accidental electrocution at the construction site. Subsequently, based on the aforesaid event, the present FIR was registered on 05.08.2017 against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that respondent nos. 2 and 3 are the only legal heirs of the deceased. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Settlement Agreement dated 23.01.2024, entered between them.

4. On a query made by this Court, respondent nos. 2 and 3, who have been identified by the concerned IO, have categorically stated that they have entered into compromise out of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated by respondent nos. 2 and 3 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties and they have received the balance compromise amount of ₹4,50,000/- by way of two demand drafts, bearing no. 109870 and 109871, both dated 27.01.2026, drawn on Bandhan Bank, Kalkaji Branch, Delhi. Respondent nos. 2 and 3 further state that they have no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

5. In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, 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.

6. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 370/2017, registered at Police Station Kalkaji, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 287/304-A/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, subject to the petitioners depositing a cost of ₹40,000/-, to be shared equally by both the petitioners, out of which ₹20,000/- will be deposited with Civil and Sessions Courts Stenographers’ Association, Delhi and ₹ 20,000/- will be deposited with Delhi High Court Bar Clerk’s Association Fund, within a period of 15 days from date.

7. In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

8. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JANUARY 29, 2026/A/R