$~69 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010380582026 + CRL.M.C. 6016/2026 PAPPU GANGWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vipin, Adv. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Ms. Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advs. Ms. Kanika Khurana, Adv. for R-2 ASI-Bidyanand CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 17.08.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.10/2026 dated 06.01.2026 registered at PS.: Subhash Place under Sections 110/191(2)/3(5) 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 25.07.2026. 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. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and 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 12:00:10 submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 5. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioner as well as the respondent no.2, who are present in Court. They submit that they have amicably settled their inter se disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that he does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner. 6. 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. 7. 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. 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 in futility. 8. At this stage, the parties in the present petition as also in W.P.(CRL) 2467/2026, which is also listed today and being disposed of vide a separate order, as a gesture of goodwill have willingly agreed to treat all the students of Class I to V of the below mentioned Government School with a packet of snacks, after ascertaining the time for the same from the concerned Principal. Details of the school are as under: 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 12:00:10 Name of School Address Name of Principal Contact No. Nagar Nigam Prathmik Vidyalay (Tamil) F-Block, JJ Colony, Shakurpur, Delhi Mr. Banvari Lal Sharma +918130922815 9. This Court appreciates the aforesaid gesture of goodwill shown by the parties herein as also the parties in W.P.(CRL) 2467/2026. 10. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.10/2026 dated 06.01.2026 registered at PS.: Subhash Place under Sections 110/191(2)/3(5) of BNS and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 11. 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 12:00:10