$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010434452026 + CRL.M.C. 6801/2026 MAHAVIR GOEL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anand Kumar and Mr. Maheshwari N. Narayan, Advs. Petitioner in person. versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP, with Ms. Isha Tyagi, Mr. Adesh Nandal, Advs. for the State. Mr. Amit Kumar Thakur, Adv. for R2 SI Vishnu Vats, PS Bawana. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 15.09.2026 1. This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’), the Petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR No. 659/2025, registered at Police Station Bawana, Outer North, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 287 and 152(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNS’). All consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. 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 18/09/2026 at 11:02:53 4. The Petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and the Investigating Officer. 5. The Brief facts of the case are that Respondent No. 2 was working at the factory of the Petitioner and was operating a dyeing machine. On 15.11.2025, an accident occurred at the factory, as a result of which Respondent No. 2 sustained superficial burn injuries over approximately 75% of his body. 6. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the IO, categorically states that he has entered into the settlement vide Settlement Agreement dated 30.07.2026, of his own free will, without any force, coercion, or undue influence. He further states that the entire settled amount has been received by him and that he has no surviving claim whatsoever against the Petitioner. He has no objection to the present FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom being quashed. 7. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the present case, and that 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; rather, the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in the interest of justice to quash the above-mentioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in question. 8. Accordingly, FIR No. 659/2025, registered at Police Station Bawana, Outer North, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 287 and 125(a) of the BNS, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 9. The present petition is disposed of. 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 18/09/2026 at 11:02:53 10. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. 11. Copy of the order be sent to the learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/ys/yt 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 18/09/2026 at 11:02:53