$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010312302026 + CRL.M.C. 5051/2026, CRL.M.A. 21177/2026 SHRI SHAMSHAD & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Atif Abdullah Khan, Adv. alongwith petitioner nos.1 to 5, 7 and 8 in person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State R2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 11.08.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 454/2022 dated 29.05.2022 registered at PS: Khajuri Khas, North-East, New Delhi under Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom as the petitioners and respondent no.2 have mutually settled all their disputes vide fresh Memorandum of Understanding/ Compromise Deed dated 23.07.2026. 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 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 13/08/2026 at 11:09:36 4. Learned counsel for respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 5. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.6 has expired only yesterday. 6. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioner nos.1 to 5, 7 and 8 as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Memorandum of understanding/ Compromise Deed dated 23.07.2026, wherein it is recorded that out of total settlement amount of Rs.3,00,000/-, the petitioner nos.1 to 5, 7 and 8 have already paid the respondent no.2 a sum of Rs.50,000/- and the remaining sum of Rs.2,50,000/- will be paid by them at the time to withdrawal of complaint under Domestic Violence Act before the learned Trial Court as full and final settlement of all his present, past and future claims and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that she does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner nos.1 to 5, 7 and 8. 7. The petitioner nos.1 to 5, 7 and 8 and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been duly identified by the IO. 8. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner nos.1 to 5, 7 and 8 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. 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 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 13/08/2026 at 11:09:36 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. 9. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 454/2022 dated 29.05.2022 registered at PS: Khajuri Khas, North-East, New Delhi under Section 380 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 10. As such, the present petition, alongwith the pending applications, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J AUGUST 11, 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 13/08/2026 at 11:09:36