HC bins FIR, asks accused to hold ‘bhandara’ for poor kids

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR against a married couple for allegedly hurting and criminally intimidating their neighbour and ordered them to hold a "bhandara" for poor children on Navratra and Diwali.

- Agencies

Justice Anish Dayal passed the order on September 19, observing a settlement was reached between the accused persons and the complainant.

The court said continuing the case was a "misuse of the process of the court and an unnecessary burden on the state exchequer".