India, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi High Court has directed a couple to hold "bhandara" for poor children on Navratri and Diwali, as a condition for quashing first information report (FIR) registered after a fight.

A bench of justice Sanjeev Narula, in his September 19 order, released later, opined that continuation of the criminal case to proceed would serve no meaningful purpose, constitute a misuse of the Court's process, and place an unwarranted burden on the state exchequer.

The incident took place in 2020, which led to the registration of an FIR under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including criminal intimidation, hurt, at Jagatpuri police station, by a woman against the couple.

In their petition, the couple had asserted t...