$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4834/2026 VISHAL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amrendra Kumar Jha and Mr. S. N. Shukla, Advs. with petitioner in person versus STATE OF DELHI (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with Ms. Upasana Bakshi, Adv. SI Sonu Kumar, PS.: Paharganj Mr. Varun Kr. Sharma, Adv. for R- 2 with R-2 present in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 29.07.2026 CRL.M.A. 22348/2026 (By petitioner for taking on record the memorandum of understanding dated 22.07.2026 and the fresh affidavit of Respondent no.2) 1. By virtue of the present petition, the petitioner seeks to take on record the Memorandum of Understanding dated 22.07.2026 and the fresh Affidavit of respondent no.2. 2. For the reasons stated therein, the present application is allowed and the Memorandum of Understanding dated 22.07.2026 and the fresh Affidavit of respondent no.2 are taken on record. 3. The application is disposed 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 31/07/2026 at 13:40:16 CRL.M.C. 4834/2026, CRL.M.A. 20250/2026, CRL.M.A. 20251/2026 4. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 564/2024 dated 01.10.2024 registered at PS.: Paharganj, Delhi under Sections 69/79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and all proceedings emanating therefrom as the petitioner and respondent no.2 have mutually settled all their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 22.07.2026 (Annexure B). 5. Issue notice. 6. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 7. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 8. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioner as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Memorandum of Understanding dated 22.07.2026 and as such, 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 petitioner. 9. The petitioner and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been duly identified by the IO. 10. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner 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. 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 31/07/2026 at 13:40:16 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. 11. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 564/2024 dated 01.10.2024 registered at PS.: Paharganj, Delhi under Sections 69/79 of the BNS and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 50,000/- to be deposited by the petitioner in Delhi High Court Staff Welfare Fund [A/C 15530110074442; IFSC UCBA0001553] within a period of four weeks. 12. As such, the present petition alongwith the pending applications is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 29, 2026/rr 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 31/07/2026 at 13:40:16