$~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010357672026 + CRL.M.C. 5683/2026 SANJIB ADHIKARI AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Chetna, Adv. versus STATE THROUGH SHO PS DABRI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP Mr. Rahul Tyagi, Adv. for R- 2/Complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 06.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 23751/2026 (exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 5683/2026 3. By the way of the present petition the petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR No. 479/2018, registered at Police Station Dabri, Delhi, under Sections 452/354/354A/354B/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 4. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 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 10/08/2026 at 11:18:05 5. The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer . 6. Briefly stated, the present FIR came to be registered on the complaint of Respondent No. 2 alleging that on 05.09.2018, when she had gone to inspect the repair work at the second floor of a property purchased by her mother, the present Petitioners along with one Anurag Mishra entered the premises, assaulted her and attempted to outrage her modesty. Pursuant to this, FIR No. 479/2018 dated 06.09.2018 came to be registered at Police Station Dabri under Sections 452/354/354A/354B/506/34 IPC. Upon completion of investigation, a chargesheet was filed and charges were framed against the accused persons. 7. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably resolved their disputes before the Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 22.01.2026. Thereafter, the Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 executed a Memorandum of Understanding dated 31.07.2026, agreeing to seek quashing of the present FIR qua the Petitioners. 8. On a query made by this Court, Respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise, vide MOU and Settlement Agreements dated 31.07.2026 and 22.01.2026, out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 9. In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any coercion, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would 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 10/08/2026 at 11:18:05 create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 479/2018, registered at Police Station Dabri, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 452/354/354A/354B/506/34 of the IPC, 1860, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 11. It is further submitted by the counsel for the petitioner, as well as respondent no. 2 that there is one more accused in the present case. In such circumstances the FIR is quashed qua the petitioners only. 12. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 6, 2026/prg/sd 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 10/08/2026 at 11:18:05