$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010153542026 + CRL.M.C. 2834/2026 SH.SUSHANTA GHOSH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shiv Kumar Gautam, Advocate. versus STATE OF GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP. Mr. Hitesh Nagar, Adv. for R-2 to 4. Insp. Randheer Kumar, PS Civil Lines. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 01.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 11485/2026 (for exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 2834/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 222/2018, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, qua the Petitioners, on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 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 05/09/2026 at 10:01:39 4. Issue Notice. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their counsel as well as the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. Respondent No. 4 is duly represented through counsel. The No- Objection affidavits of Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 are also on record. 6. Brief facts of the case are that the present FIR came to be registered in relation to allegations concerning the financial affairs of the Bengali Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, Delhi. The chargesheet was filed on 27.09.2024 and charges under Sections 406, 409, 120B and 34 IPC were framed on 04.07.2025. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties was amicably settled on 12.11.2025 and, in furtherance thereof, the parties executed a Memorandum of Understanding dated 06.04.2026. 7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 state that they have amicably settled the matter with the Petitioners out of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat, and have no objection if the present FIR and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed qua the Petitioners. Learned counsel appearing for Respondent No. 4 also submits that Respondent No. 4 has no objection to the same. As noted above, the No- Objection Affidavits of Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 are already on record. 8. In view of the above, since 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 qua the Petitioners. 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 05/09/2026 at 10:01:39 Accordingly, in the facts and circumstances of the present case, this Court considers it appropriate to quash the proceedings qua the Petitioners. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 222/2018, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409 and 120B IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed qua the Petitioners only. 10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 11. It is noted that accused Gopal Bhowmick has been declared a Proclaimed Offender (‘PO’) in the present case. It is made clear that the present order shall not affect the rights and contentions of the State qua accused Gopal Bhowmick, and the proceedings against him shall continue in accordance with law. 12. A copy of the order be communicated to the concerned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 1, 2026/prg/m 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 05/09/2026 at 10:01:39