$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5208/2026, CRL.M.A. 21872/2026 BHAVANI DEEN & ORS. ...Petitioners Through: Mr. Tarun Goyal, Mr. Bhaskar, Adv. with petitioners in person versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. ...Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Adv., SI Mohit, PS: Narela Industrial Area. R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 27.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.26/2022 dated 06.01.2022 registered at PS: Narela Industrial Area under Sections 308/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 07.10.2024 whereby the petitioners and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that he 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, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 07.10.2024 whereby 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 30/07/2026 at 14:34:43 the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that he does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners. 6. The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been duly identified by the IO. 7. Though the present FIR involves offences of a serious nature, as noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioners 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. 8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.26/2022 dated 06.01.2022 registered at PS: Narela Industrial Area under Sections 308/379/34 IPC and 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 27, 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 30/07/2026 at 14:34:43