$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010442552026 + CRL.M.C. 6893/2026, CRL.M.A. 28882/2026 TARUN NARAN ANR & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rajan, Adv. alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State. Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Adv. for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 17.09.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.70/2022 dated 17.01.2022 registered at PS.: Krishna Nagar under Sections 354/354A/354B/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Memorandum of Settlement dated 31.08.2026 (Annexure P4), 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 the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is 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 19/09/2026 at 11:13:23 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 Settlement dated 31.08.2026 and submit that they have amicable resolved all their disputes and are willing to live peacefully in the locality, and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that she 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 identified by the Investigating Officer. 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.70/2022 dated 17.01.2022 registered at PS.: Krishna Nagar under Sections 354/354A/354B/506/34 of IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are 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 19/09/2026 at 11:13:23 9. Accordingly, the present petition alongwith pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J. SEPTEMBER 17, 2026/Ar 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 19/09/2026 at 11:13:23