$~97 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010299612026 + W.P.(CRL) 2017/2026 AMAN SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. G. Arundhara Rao, Mr. Vishal Kumar Singh, Mr. Suraj Kumar Jha, Mr. Surya Pratap Singh, Mr. Vikas Petitioner-in-person (through VC) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC SI Sakshi Tanwar, PS Sarita Vihar. Mr. Rahul Yadav, Mr. Minakshi Yadav, Mr. Sakshi Priya, Advs. for R2 R2 in person. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 10.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By the way of the present petition the petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR No. 459/2025, registered at Police Station Sarita Vihar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 69/115(2)/351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNS’) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. The petitioner has appeared through video conferencing and respondents no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/09/2026 at 13:06:50 their counsel and Investigating Officer. 5. It is the petitioner’s case that the matter arises out of a consensual relationship spanning over two years, during which both parties were majors and graduates and voluntarily resided together. It is further submitted that Respondent No. 2, vide her No-Objection Affidavit dated 15.05.2026, does not wish to pursue the present case. 6. On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise, vide No-Objection Affidavit dated 15.05.2026, out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement, the balance settlement amount of ₹6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakh only) has been handed over to respondent no. 2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft No. 265471. It is further submitted that, with the said payment, the entire settlement amount stands paid and the terms and conditions of the settlement have been fully complied with. Nothing further remains payable by either party under the settlement. 8. Learned APP for the State strongly opposes the prayer for quashing of the FIR and submits that the allegations levelled in the FIR are serious in nature. 9. In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and 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 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/09/2026 at 13:06:50 is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 459/2025, registered at Police Station Sarita Viahr, Delhi, for the offences punishable under 69/115(2)/351(2) of the BNS along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 11. The present petition is disposed of. 12. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 13. Copy of the order be sent to the learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance. 14. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 10, 2026/ys/rm This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/09/2026 at 13:06:50