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2026 DAILYLAW 17574 (DEL)

SMT SUJATA KAPOOR AND ORS v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

CRL.M.C./6587/2026 · 2026-09-07

Saurabh Banerjee

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$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010419412026 + CRL.M.C. 6587/2026, CRL.M.A. 27555/2026 SMT SUJATA KAPOOR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Neeraj Yadav, Mr. Sidharth Arora and Mr. Aman Tiwari, Advocates with petitioner in person. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Mr. Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advocates. SI Sheetal, PS: Mangolpuri. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 07.09.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.532/2022 dated 23.03.2022 registered at PS: Mangolpuri under Sections 354/506/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom as the petitioners and respondent no.2 have mutually settled all their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 25.11.2022. 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Respondent no.2 also accepts notice and 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 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 11:30:38 petitioners as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement dated 25.11.2022, whereby 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, as also 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.532/2022 dated 23.03.2022 registered at PS: Mangolpuri under Sections 354/506/509/34 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 07, 2026/rr 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 11:30:38