$~58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5195/2026 BHAGYA SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Umesh Burnwal and Mr. Ankit Verma, Advs. along with Petitioner in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP Mr. Suraj Kumar Modi, Adv. for R-2. SI Poonam, PS Mandir Marg. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 27.07.2026 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. 38/2021, registered at Police Station Mandir Marg, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 354/354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with the charge-sheet and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. The petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their respective learned counsel as well as the Investigating Officer. 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 01/08/2026 at 10:51:44 5. Briefly stated, both the petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are employed as Nursing Officers at Kalawati Hospital, New Delhi. During the course of their official duties on 06.04.2021, a dispute arose between them on account of a misunderstanding and work-related stress, pursuant to which the present FIR came to be registered. During the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of colleagues, well-wishers and respectable persons, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes and executed a Compromise Deed dated 18.03.2026. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute between the parties stands amicably settled in terms of the Compromise Deed dated 18.03.2026. It is further submitted that Respondent No. 2 does not wish to pursue the present criminal proceedings. 7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically states that she has entered into the compromise of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states 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 and Respondent No. 2 does not wish to pursue the matter any further, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only result in unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 38/2021, registered at Police Station Mandir Marg, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 354/354A of IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby 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 01/08/2026 at 10:51:44 quashed qua the petitioner. 10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 27, 2026/prg/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 01/08/2026 at 10:51:44