$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2364/2026 & CRL.M.A. 9621/2026, CRL.M.A. 9622/2026 AKSHAY & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Nishant Kumar Tyagi, Mr. Rukhsar, Ms. Priyanka Jain, Mr. Ravi and Mr. Awdhesh, Advs. Petitioners-in-person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State Ms. Megha Dixit, Adv. Respondent no.2-in-person. SI Anil, PS Seemapuri ASI Ravindera CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 24.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 592/2022, registered at Police Station Seema Puri, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 323/354/354A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. 4. Learned APP for the State accepts notice on behalf of the State. 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 14:32:02 5. The petitioners and Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their respective learned counsel. 6. Briefly stated, the present FIR came to be registered pursuant to an incident dated 18.07.2022 when the petitioners were managing OYO Townhouse, Dilshad Garden, Delhi. Respondent No. 2 had booked certain rooms for her relatives and friends. Owing to a dispute regarding room charges and other dues, an altercation allegedly took place between the parties, pursuant to which the present FIR under Sections 323/354/354A/34 IPC came to be registered at the instance of Respondent No. 2. Investigation has since been completed, the charge-sheet has been filed, and the matter is presently pending before the learned JMFC (Mahila Court), Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. During the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of the parties and their respective counsel, the disputes have been amicably resolved and a Settlement Deed dated 18.02.2026 has been executed. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the said settlement, Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 do not wish to pursue the criminal proceedings any further. 7. On a query put by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who is present in Court, states that she has entered into the Settlement Deed dated 18.02.2026 voluntarily, out of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further submits that she has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 8. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes of their own volition and that Respondent No. 2 no longer wishes to pursue the matter, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only result in 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 14:32:02 unnecessary litigation between the parties. This Court finds no legal impediment in exercising its jurisdiction under Section 528 of the BNSS to quash the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 592/2022, registered at Police Station Seema Puri, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 323/354/354A/34 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 24, 2026/b/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 30/07/2026 at 14:32:02