$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3677/2026 MOHAMMAD SHADAB @ SADAB @ SHAHJAD.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddharth Arora, Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Ms. Jasleen Kaur, Ms. Yashika Yadav along with petitioner in person versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP Mr. Sahil Rana & Mr. Hans Kumar Pandey, Advs. for R2 with R2 in person SI Anoop, PS Prem Nagar CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 10.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 14925/2026 2. Allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 3677/2026 3. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), seeking quashing of FIR No. 0294/2023 dated 03.06.2023, registered at Police Station Prem Nagar, Delhi, under Sections 354D, 436, 506 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom. 4. Issue notice. 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 15/07/2026 at 11:43:34 5. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 6. The petitioner and respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer concerned. 7. Briefly stated, the present FIR came to be registered on the complaint of respondent No. 2. During the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of family members and well-wishers, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes and executed a Settlement Agreement-cum- Memorandum of Understanding dated 11.12.2025. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the entire settled amount of ₹1,50,000/- has been paid to respondent No. 2. It is submitted that on 24.12.2025, the balance amount of Rs.50,000/- has been transferred to Respondent No.2 through Bank Transfer, whereafter the entire terms and conditions of the settlement stand fully complied with and nothing further remains payable by either party. 9. On a query put by this Court, respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically states that she has entered into the settlement voluntarily, out of her own free will and without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that she has received the entire settled amount and has no surviving claim whatsoever against the petitioner. She has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 10. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes, the entire settlement amount has been paid and respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would 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 15/07/2026 at 11:43:34 amount to an abuse of the process of law and would only perpetuate unnecessary litigation between the parties. This Court is, therefore, of the opinion that no legal impediment exists in exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 528 of the BNSS to secure the ends of justice. 11. Accordingly, FIR No. 0294/2023 dated 03.06.2023, registered at Police Station Prem Nagar, Delhi, under Sections 354D, 436, 506 and 509 of the IPC, along with the charge-sheet, supplementary charge-sheet and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 12. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 10, 2026/ys/P 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 15/07/2026 at 11:43:34