$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3844/2026 KAMLESH PARIKH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumeet Lall, Mr. Sidhant Kapoor and Ms. Palak Rawat, Advs. Petitioner-in-person (through VC) versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for State. Respondent no.-2-in person (through VC) SI Sourabh Malik, PS Katju Marg. 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 petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 0458/2025 dated 26.09.2025, registered at Police Station K.N. Katju Marg, for the offences punishable under Sections 406/420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of the Agreement of Settlement, Discharge and Release dated 30.03.2026 executed between the parties. 3. Issue notice. 4. The learned APP for the State accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. The petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are present through video conferencing and have been duly identified by their respective learned 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 14:38:02 counsel as well as the Investigating Officer. 6. Briefly stated, the allegations in the FIR arise out of a commercial transaction relating to the supply of luxury watches and branded sneakers. It is alleged that payments were made by Respondent No. 2 towards the supply of the said goods, however, the goods were not delivered and the amount was not fully refunded. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes and executed an Agreement of Settlement, Discharge and Release dated 30.03.2026, whereby they agreed to settle all claims arising out of the subject transaction. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute between the petitioner and Respondent No. 2 has been amicably settled in terms of the Agreement of Settlement, Discharge and Release dated 30.03.2026. It is further submitted that Respondent No. 2 does not wish to pursue the present FIR any further. 8. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, states that he has received the settlement amount in terms of the settlement and has entered into the compromise voluntarily, without any force, coercion or undue influence. He further states that he has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 9. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes of their own free will and Respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR, no useful purpose would be served by permitting the criminal proceedings to continue. Rather, continuation thereof would only prolong unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present 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 14:38:02 case. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 0458/2025, registered at Police Station Katju Marg, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 406/420/34 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 11. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. 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 14:38:02