$~95 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010419422026 + CRL.M.C. 6588/2026 PPP .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Pallavi Anand, Mr. Bhaskar Sundaram, Mr. Navnit Kumar, Advs. versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP ASI Jay Prakash, P.S. Burari, Delhi. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 07.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 27556/2026 (exemption from the filing certified copy of the annexures. 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 6588/2026 3. By the way of the present petition the petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR No. 0992/2025, registered at Police Station Burari, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 332(c)/115(2)/74/79/3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’), 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 09/09/2026 at 11:30:22 5. The petitioner is present before this Court and has been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer. 6. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the FIR arose out of an alleged incident involving a stray dog bite, pursuant to which the petitioner, being upset and acting out of anger and misunderstanding, lodged the complaint. The petitioner states that the accused persons were unknown to her and that she does not remember their faces or any identifying particulars. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, with the passage of time, the petitioner has reconsidered the matter and does not wish to pursue the allegations any further. It is further submitted that the petitioner has voluntarily executed a No Objection Certificate (NOC), expressing her consent to the quashing of the FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 8. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, particularly the nature of the dispute, the stand of the complainant/petitioner and her voluntary consent to the quashing of the proceedings, no useful purpose would be served in permitting the criminal proceedings to continue. Continuation of the proceedings in the aforesaid circumstances would not advance the cause of justice. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 0992/2025, registered at Police Station Burari, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 332(c)/115(2)/74/79/3(5) of BNS, 2023 along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 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 09/09/2026 at 11:30:22 10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 11. Copy of the order be communicated to the concerned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 7, 2026/prg/rm 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 09/09/2026 at 11:30:22