$~88 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5021/2026 RAHISH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kunal Malhotra, Mr. Siddhant Asthana Mr. Siddhartha Negi, Advs. with petitioner in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Ms. Upasana Bakshi, Divya Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Ashok Kumar Shukla, Advocates SI Anil Kumar, PS.: Okhla Industrial Area Mr. Lakshay Govindani, Adv. for R-2 & 3 with R-2 and R-3 present in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 21.07.2026 1. Fresh Memorandum of Settlement (MOU) dated 20.07.2026, handed over in Court, is taken on record. 2. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.835/2023 dated 09.11.2023 registered at PS.: Okhla Industrial Area, Delhi under Sections 288/304A of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom as the petitioner and respondent nos.2 and 3 have mutually settled all their disputes vide MOU dated 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 11:47:53 20.07.2026. 3. Issue notice. 4. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5. Learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent nos.2 and 3 have no objection if the present petition is allowed. 6. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioner as well as the respondent nos.2 and 3, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid MOU dated 20.07.2026, in compliance whereof, the petitioner has already paid the respondent nos.2 and 3 the total sum of Rs.4,40,000/- as full and final settlement of all their present, past and future claims and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent nos.2 and 3 hence submit that they do not wish to continue the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner. 7. The petitioner and the respondent nos.2 and 3, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been duly identified by the IO. 8. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner and the respondent nos.2 and 3 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, 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 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 11:47:53 case of the prosecution, continuation of the present FIR will be an exercise in futility. 9. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.835/2023 dated 09.11.2023 registered at PS.: Okhla Industrial Area, Delhi under Sections 288/ 304A of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 10. As such, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 21, 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 23/07/2026 at 11:47:53