$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010193952025 + CRL.M.C. 2406/2025 MR ASHWIN JAYASANKAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Imbisaat Liyaqat, Adv. Petitioner-in-person (through VC) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP Mr. Sunchet Khanna, Adv. for R2. Respondent no.2-in-person SI Ekta, PS IGI Airport. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 19.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Cr.P.C.’), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 203/2019, registered at Police Station IGI Airport, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue Notice. Learned APP for the state accepts notice on behalf 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 24/08/2026 at 10:40:40 state. 4. The Petitioner and Respondent No.2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 5. The FIR was registered at the instance of Respondent No.2 against the Petitioner pursuant to a dispute arising out of a misunderstanding between the parties. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in terms of the Settlement Deed dated 04.03.2024, the parties agreed to settle all their disputes for a total sum of Rs. 7,50,000/-. He submits that the balance amount of Rs.1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) has been handed over to Respondent No.2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 004662. It is further submitted that, with the said payment, the terms and conditions of the settlement stand fully complied with and nothing further remains to be paid by either party under the settlement. 7. 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 Settlement Agreement dated 04.03.2024, out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 8. 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 is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 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 24/08/2026 at 10:40:40 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 203/2019, registered at Police Station IGI Airport, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Section 354A of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed. 10. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 11. Copy of the order be communicated to the concerned learned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 19, 2026/b/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 24/08/2026 at 10:40:40