$~96 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010376742026 + W.P.(CRL) 2458/2026 SHRI KRISHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sachin Lohea, Adv. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC Counsel for respondent nos.2 to 6 (appearance not given) SI- Deepak Joshi, ASI- Om Prakash, PS: Vasant Kunj CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 17.08.2026 12. By virtue of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.38/2025 dated 16.01.2025 registered at PS.: Vasant Kunj under Sections 290/125(b)/106 of the Bhartiya 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 (MoU) dated 17.07.2026. 13. Issue notice. 14. Learned ASC for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 15. Learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 to 6 also accepts notice 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 19/08/2026 at 12:29:55 and submits that the respondent nos.2 to 6 have no objection if the present petition is allowed. 16. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioner as well as the respondent nos.2 to 6, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid MoU dated 17.07.2026, whereby out of total settlement amount of Rs.4,00,000/-, the petitioner has already paid the settlement amount of Rs.1,00,000/- to respondent nos.2 and 6 and the remaining sum of Rs.3,00,000/- has been paid to respondent nos.3 to 5 by way of three Demand Drafts of Rs.1,00,000/- each, being DD No.775162, DD No.775161 and DD No.775160, respectively all dated 17.08.2026 drawn on Canara Bank as full and final settlement of all their present, past and future claims, etc. Respondent nos.2 to 6 hence submits that they do not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner. 17. The petitioner and the respondent nos.2 to 6, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been duly identified by the IO. 18. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner and the respondent nos.2 to 6 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, 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 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 19/08/2026 at 12:29:55 in futility. 19. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.38/2025 dated 16.01.2025 registered at PS.: Vasant Kunj under Sections 290/125(b)/106 of BNS and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 20. As such, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J AUGUST 17, 2026/Ab 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 19/08/2026 at 12:29:55