CRL.M.C. 5431/2026 $~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010341922026 + CRL.M.C. 5431/2026 SHRI SUSHIL JAIN & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Mohit Aggarwal, Mr. Deepak Singh Poonia, Ms. Pooja Saini and Ms. Prerna Pahwa, Advocates along with petitioners. versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State. Mr. Amit Malik and Ms. Shivangi Lamba, Advocates for complainant along with complainant. Ms. Vandana, SI, P.S. Hari Nagar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 24.09.2026 1. The present petition has been filed seeking quashing of FIR No.410/2023 under Sections 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) registered at Police Station Hari Nagar and all proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of settlement. 2. The FIR arose out of the complaint of respondent no.2 against the petitioners that the cheque of Rs. 80,00,000/- given by petitioners got dishonoured due to “insufficient funds”. 3. Now, the parties have settled their disputes in terms of the settlement 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 28/09/2026 at 10:49:25 CRL.M.C. 5431/2026 agreement dated 24th April, 2025, which has been placed on record as Annexure P-2 to the petition. 4. In terms of the settlement agreement, a total of Rs.80,00,000/- is payable by the petitioners to the respondent no.2. 5. A demand draft for balance amount of Rs.3,50,000/- has been handed over in Court today. 6. Accordingly, it is agreed between the parties that the entire settlement amount has been received by respondent no.2. 7. Issue Notice. 8. Notice is accepted by the APP appearing on behalf of the State and by counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.2. 9. The petitioners are present in Court and have been identified by their counsel and the Investigating Officer (‘IO’). 10. The respondent no.2 is present in Court and has been identified by his counsel and by the IO. He informs the Court that he has settled the matter out of his own free will and without any coercion. He further states that he does not wish to pursue the present FIR any further and has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 11. Considering the above settlement between the parties, there is no use continuing with the proceedings under the present FIR as it would be a misuse of the process of the Court and an unnecessary burden on the State exchequer. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the aforementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 12. Even though the matter has been settled, the FIR was lodged in the year 2023 and the parties have settled the matter after 3 years. The petitioners, on account of their acts and omissions have taken up 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 28/09/2026 at 10:49:25 CRL.M.C. 5431/2026 considerable time of the police and the courts in the present matter. In these circumstances, the petitioners would be liable to pay costs, which would be utilized for socially beneficial causes. 13. Accordingly, the present proceedings under FIR No. No.410/2023 registered at Police Station Hari Nagar, New Delhi and the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed subject to the petitioners cumulatively paying costs of Rs.25,000/- to ‘Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation’, NGO for children, within two (2) weeks from today. 14. The necessary compliance report shall be filed with the Registry within four (4) weeks from today. 15. The petition stands disposed of. AMIT BANSAL, J SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 Vivek/- 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 28/09/2026 at 10:49:25