$~21 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2418/2026, CRL.M.A. 9852/2026 MOHIT SETHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikash Kumar, Mr. Jitesh Sharma and Mr. Nikhil Yadav, Advs. alongwith petitioner in person versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Ms. Upasana Bakshi, Divya Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Ashok Kumar Shukla, Advs. alongwith SI Amit Kumar, SI Ashutosh, PS Mehrauli Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sukhija, Adv. for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 21.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.25/2019 dated 12.01.2019 registered at PS.: Kirti Nagar, Delhi under Sections 354/506/34/509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 03.06.2026 whereby the petitioner and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 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 23/07/2026 at 11:47:18 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 5. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioners as well as the respondent no.2. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 03.06.2026, whereby the petitioner and the respondent no.2 have resolved all their inter se disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that she does not wish to continue the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner. 6. The petitioner and the respondent no.2 as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the concerned IO. 7. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner and the respondent no.2 is the basis of filing the present petition, which is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, the present is a fit case for quashing the aforesaid FIR. Accordingly, as also 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, and also since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the present FIR will be an exercise in futility. 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 23/07/2026 at 11:47:18 8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.25/2019 dated 12.01.2019 registered at PS.: Kirti Nagar, Delhi under Sections 354/506/34/509 of IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 9. Accordingly, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 21, 2026/rr 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 23/07/2026 at 11:47:18