$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4796/2026 & CRL.M.A. 20098-99/2026 SHYAM SUNDER & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Alaminr, Adv. along with petitioners in person versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP R2 in person SI Manju CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 13.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of the FIR No. 67/2021, registered at Police Station Burari, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 23/354/354B/376D/452/109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter referred to as the ‘IPC’) and 6/12/17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘POCSO Act’) and all consequent proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. 4. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. The petitioners and respondent No. 2 are present before the Court and have been identified by the concerned Investigating Officer. 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 16/07/2026 at 11:23:42 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties are neighbours residing in the same building. He further submits that two of the accused persons in the present FIR were juveniles and have already been acquitted by the Juvenile Justice Board. It is submitted that, with the intervention of family members and respectable persons of the locality, the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes vide Settlement Deed dated 02.05.2026 and nothing further survives between them. 7. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for quashing of the FIR and submits that the allegations levelled in the FIR are serious in nature. 8. On a query put by this Court, respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, states that she has entered into the settlement out of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that she has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings are quashed. 9. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the present case, this Court finds that the parties, who are neighbours, have amicably resolved their disputes and are desirous of maintaining cordial relations. Continuation of the criminal proceedings, in the facts of the present case, would serve no useful purpose and would only perpetuate bitterness between the parties. Therefore, to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of the process of law, this Court finds it appropriate to exercise its inherent jurisdiction under Section 528 of the BNSS. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 67/2021, registered at Police Station Burari, Delhi, under Sections 323, 354, 354B, 376D, 452, 109 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 6, 12 and 17 of the POCSO Act, along with all consequential 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 16/07/2026 at 11:23:42 proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed qua the present petitioners. 11. The present petition, along with all pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 13, 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 16/07/2026 at 11:23:42