$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5096/2026, CRL.M.A. 21400/2026 JUNAID MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Harshit Shishodia, Mr. Deepak Shah, Mr. Shivam Kumar and Ms. Shabnam Sultana, Advocates with petitioner in person versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh and Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Advs. with SI Vikram Singh, PS: Welcome Mr. Sanjeet Trivedi, Advocate for R-2 (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 22.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.639/2022 dated 04.10.2022, PS.: Welcome, Delhi registered under Sections 135 of the Indian Electricity Act (Amend.) 2003 and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the “No Dues Letter” dated 15.10.2025, whereby the petitioner has settled the present matter with the respondent no.2/ BSES Yamuna Power Limited. 2. Issue notice. Learned APP accepts notice and upon instruction, affirms the contents of the “No Dues Letter” dated 15.10.2025, submits 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 24/07/2026 at 12:04:51 that the total settlement amount of Rs.13,120/- has been received thus, he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 3. The petitioner, present in Court, as well as his credentials, as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer. 4. Record reveals that there is a “No Dues Letter” dated 15.10.2025 given by respondent no.2 which reveals that the dues have already been paid by the petitioner. 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 petitioner will be an exercise in futility. 5. Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.639/2022 dated 04.10.2022, PS.: Welcome, Delhi registered under Sections 135 of the Indian Electricity Act (Amend.) 2003 and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 6. Accordingly, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 22, 2026/So 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 24/07/2026 at 12:04:51