$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5121/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21496/2026 JAI PRAKASH ALIAS JAI PRAKASH SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Sonal Rawat, Mr. Nitish Yadav, Ms. Shivani & Ms. Amrita Yadav, Advs. with the petitioner-in-person. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State. Mr. Madhu Sudan B. Adv. for R2 with Respondent no.-2-in person. SI Pushpender, PS Vijay Vihar. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 23.07.2026 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. 459/2012, registered at Police Station Vijay Vihar, Outer District, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), and under Sections 25 and 30 of the Arms Act, 1959, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. The Petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and 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 14:33:41 have been identified by their respective counsel and the concerned Investigating Officer (IO). 5. Brief facts of the case are that the present FIR came to be registered in relation to a dispute concerning the sale of property belonging to Respondent No. 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are neighbours, and that the dispute between them has been amicably settled vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 29.05.2026. In terms of the settlement, the Petitioner agreed to pay a sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- to Respondent No. 2, a part whereof had been paid earlier and the balance whereof has been paid in cash today morning, whereby the settlement amount stands paid in full and the settlement has been fully and finally concluded between the parties. 6. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the IO, has categorically stated that he has entered into the settlement vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 29.05.2026 out of his own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7. In view of the above, and given that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings rather, the same would only create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 8. Accordingly, FIR No. 459/2012, registered at Police Station Vijay Vihar, Outer District, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Section 506 of 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 14:33:41 the IPC and under Sections 25 and 30 of the Arms Act, 1959, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 9. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. 10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 23, 2026/b/m 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 14:33:41