Delhi High Court Quashes FIRs Lodged By Quarreling Neighbours On Condition To Serve Pizza, Buttermilk To Children

The Delhi High Court while dissolving dispute between quarreling neighbours has imposed condition to serve pizzas and buttermilk to children and staff in a government-run childcare institution.

The Court was considering a Writ Petition seeking quashing of FIR registered under Sections 351(2), 117, 126(2), 3(5) and Sections 115, 126(2), 351, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The single judge bench of Justice Arun Monga observed, "...both the complainants in the two FIRs are directed to join hands and jointly bear the expenses, which shall be incurred for providing Amul Chaach Tetra Pack along with Mix Vegetable Pizzas to the inmates who are currently residing at Sanskar Ashram, Near G.T.B Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi. Each inmate and the attendants and other staff of the Ashram shall be served one Pizza along with Amul Chaach Tetra Pack. The Pizzas shall be baked by the complainant in the FIR No.220/2025 dated 05.05.2025 registered at P.S. Mansarovar Park and the same shall be treated as the community service to be jointly carried out by all the complainants and the accused by serving the same."

The Petitioner was represented by Advocate Naveen Kumar Thakur while the Respondent was represented by Assistant Standing Counsel Rahul Tyagi.

Counsel for the respective Petitioners in both Petitions submitted that there was a serious misunderstanding on the part of their clients that led to lodging of FIR and cross FIR and the parties have now amicably settled the matter vide MOU/ Settlement Deed./

"In such circumstances, continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would rather amount to an abuse of the process of law. Not quashing the criminal proceedings would rather rekindle hostility, whereas quashing the same would promote cordiality and bonhomie between the neighbours", the Court ruled.

Noting that one of the complainant is in the business of baking and selling pizzas, the Court imposed the condition of distributing pizzas and buttermilk for quashing the FIRs.

The Petition was accordingly disposed of.

Cause Title: Arvind Kumar and Others vs. The State and Another

Appearances:

Petitioner- Advocate Naveen Kumar Thakur, Advocate Satendar, Advocate Ram Kumar, Advocate Uttam Kumar, Advocate Sonu Kumar, Advocate 

Respondent- Assistant Standing Counsel Rahul Tyagi, Advocate Sangeet Sibou, Advocate Priyansh Raj Singh Senger, Advocate Aniket Kumar Singh

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