$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8654/2025 PARAS MALHOTRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vishal Chhabra, ADvocate for Petitioner with Petitioner. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Kiran Bairwa, APP for the State. Mr. Ajit Kumar, Mr. Shivam Singh, Mr. Raushan, Mr. Ravi Kumar, Advocates for R2 with R2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R % 04.12.2025 CRL.M.A. 36151/2025 (Exemption) 1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 8654/2025 3. Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as „B.N.S.S.‟) (formerly under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) (hereinafter referred to as „Cr.PC‟), has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Paras Malhotra for quashing of FIR No. 290/2017 dated 22.06.2019 under Section 354A/354(B)354(D)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as „IPC‟) and Section 8/12 of the POCSO Act, registered at Police Station Tilar Nagar and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, in terms of the 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 06/12/2025 at 12:22:54 Settlement dated 22.11.2025. 4. Issue Notice. 5. On advance Notice, learned APP has appeared and accepts the Noteice on behalf of the State. 6. The Complainant was a teenager. She is presentin the Court and submits that she had a friendship with the Petitioner, which was not acceptable to her father and the said FIR got registered. 7. On the Complaint of the Respondent No.2/Complainant, FIR No.290/2017 dated 22.06.2019 under Section 354A/354(B)354(D)/34 of IPC and Section 8/12 of the POCSO Act, got registered at Police Station Tilar Nagar. 8. It is stated that the Petitioner and the Respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them and arrived at Settlement vide Memorandum of Settlement (MOU) dated 22.11.2025. In the Settlement, it was inter alia settled between the parties that they shall noto file any further complaint, suit, execution or oany other proceedings in any court of law seeking any relief whatsoever against each other. Both the parties moved forward and have got settled in their respective lives. 9. Today, the Respondent No. 2 is present in the Court and states that she has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 10. The parties are present before this Court in-person today, and have been identified by their Counsel and Investigating Officer concerned and they have entered into the Settlement voluntarily and without any fear and coercion and undertake to remain bound by the terms of the said Settlement. 11. Considering the nature of the allegations and that they have settled the matter, the FIR No. 290/2017 dated 22.06.2019 under Section 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 06/12/2025 at 12:22:54 354A/354(B)354(D)/34 of IPC and Section 8/12 of the POCSO Act and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 12. The Petition is disposed of accordingly. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J DECEMBER 4, 2025/RS 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 06/12/2025 at 12:22:54