$~80 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4625/2026, CRL.M.A. 19234/2026, CRL.M.A. 19235/2026 SATYA NARAYAN SAH AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sneha Agarwal, Adv. with petitioners in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh and Mr. Ashish Mahani, Advocates R-2 present in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 07.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 125/2025 dated 19.03.2025 registered at PS.: Model Town, New Delhi under Sections 117(2)/126(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) as also all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the fresh Settlement Agreement dated 07.07.2026 arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity. 2. Though, the present petition is accompanied by a Settlement Agreement dated 17.03.2026, however, learned counsel for petitioner has 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 09/07/2026 at 10:44:31 handed over a fresh Settlement Agreement dated 07.07.2026, which is taken on record. 3. Issue notice. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid new Settlement Agreement dated 07.07.2026, whereby the petitioners have already paid to her the total settlement amount of Rs.13,000/- as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims. 5. The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the IO. 6. Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) to that effect. In view thereof, the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves. As such, following the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr. (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr. (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr. (2014) 6 SCC 466, since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility. 7. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 125/2025 dated 19.03.2025 registered at PS.: Model Town, New Delhi under Sections 117(2)/126(2)/3(5) of the BNS as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 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 09/07/2026 at 10:44:31 8. The present petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J. JULY 07, 2026/bh 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 09/07/2026 at 10:44:31