$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010411632026 + CRL.M.C. 6469/2026 FARDEEN KHAN & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Prashant Kumar Royal Advocate with petitioners in person Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with SI Manish Kumar, PS: Karol Bagh Advocate for R-2 (appearance not given) with R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 02.09.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.627/2023 dated 02.07.2023 registered at PS: Karol Bagh under Sections 356/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Memorandum of Understanding dated 06.06.2026, whereby the petitioners and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to 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 10:00:39 the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submit 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 petitioners as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Memorandum of Understanding dated 06.06.2026, wherein it is recorded that the petitioners have paid the respondent no.2 a total sum of Rs.42,000/- 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 he does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners. 6. The petitioners 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 petitioners 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. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.627/2023 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 10:00:39 dated 02.07.2023 registered at PS: Karol Bagh under Sections 356/379/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 9. As such, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J SEPTEMBER 2, 2026/So 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 10:00:39