W.P.(CRL) 1604/2025 $~69 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010304982025 + W.P.(CRL) 1604/2025 & CRL.M.A. 8472/2026 HITESH RASTOGI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. V. D’Costa & Ms. Gauri Goel, Advocates with petitioner present (through video-conferencing) Mr. Siddharth Bhatli, Md. Hussain and Ms. Pratibha Mishra, Advocates for applicants in CRL.M.A. 8472/2026 along with applicants (through video-conferencing) versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC (Criminal) for State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Anshul Sharma, Mr. Nitish Dhawan and Ms. Chavi Lazarus, Advocates. Mr. Vaibhav Sethi, Ms. Priya Pathania, Mr. Arihant Jain and Mr. Gaganpreet Singh, Advocates for R-2 along with R-2. Mr. Dipesh Malik, SI, P.S. EOW. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 24.09.2026 CRL.M.A. 8472/2026 (seeking impleadment) 1. This application has been filed by 13 applicants (accused no.4 to 16) seeking their impleadment in the present petition. The applicants also seek quashing of FIR No.38/2023 dated 11th May, 2023 registered at P.S. 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 29/09/2026 at 12:56:08 W.P.(CRL) 1604/2025 Economic Offences Wing for the offence under Sections 406/420/468/471/120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 which is the subject matter of the main petition. 2. For the reasons stated, the application is allowed and the applicants are impleaded as petitioners no.2 to 14 in the present petition. 3. Amended memo of parties filed with the application is taken on record. W.P.(CRL) 1604/2025 4. By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 38/2023, dated 11th May, 2023, registered at Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Mandir Marg, New Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 406/420/468/471/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). 5. The parties have settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 7th November, 2024 (‘MOU’). The MOU clearly records that all pending disputes between the parties have been settled. 6. The Director of the complainant/respondent no.2 is present in Court and has been identified by his counsel. He informs the Court that the complainant has settled the matter of its own free will and without any coercion. He further states that the complainant does not wish to pursue the present FIR any further and has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 7. The petitioner no.1 and the newly impleaded petitioners no.2 to 14 are present through video conferencing and have been identified by their counsel. The petitioners affirm the statement of respondent no.2 and undertake to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties. 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 29/09/2026 at 12:56:08 W.P.(CRL) 1604/2025 8. Considering the above settlement between the parties, there is no use continuing with proceedings of the present FIR. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the aforementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 9. Accordingly, the present proceedings under FIR No. No.38/2023 registered at Police Station Economic Offences Wing and the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. 10. 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 29/09/2026 at 12:56:08