$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010075362026 + CRL.M.C. 1594/2026 KESHAV CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Faiz Alam, Mr. Abhishek Singh, Mr. Jaivikrant Singh, Advs. along with Petitioner-In Person versus STATE OF (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri (APP) along with Mr. Lalit Luthra, Mr. Vinesh Kumar, Advs. Respondent No.2 in Person SI Suraj PS: Hauz Khaz CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 25.09.2026 O R D E R 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) [erstwhile Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973] seeking quashing of FIR No. 0343/2025 dated 28.09.2025, registered at P.S. Hauz Khas under Sections 115(2)/78/79/351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and Sections 66E/67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act), and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom. 2. The present petition is predicated on the settlement arrived at between the petitioner and the respondent no.2. It is stated that the petitioner and respondent no.2 have since solemnised their marriage on 19.11.2025, which was registered on 21.01.2026 (Annexure P/2). A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding executed between the parties in February, 2026 and 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 11:02:45 attested by a Notary Public on 18.02.2026 has been placed on record as Annexure P/4 to the present petition. The same reads as under:- 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 11:02:45 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 11:02:45 3. The Investigating Officer (IO) has identified the parties. Learned APP for the State submits that there is no impediment in allowing the present petition in view of the dicta laid down by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab, (2014) 6 SCC 466. 4. In the circumstances, as jointly prayed, the aforesaid FIR No. 0343/2025 dated 28.09.2025, registered at P.S. Hauz Khas under Sections 115(2)/78/79/351(3) BNS and Sections 66E/67 IT Act, is quashed, and all proceedings emanating therefrom are also quashed. 5. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. Pending application/s, if any, also stand disposed of. SACHIN DATTA, J SEPTEMBER 25, 2026/uk,sd 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 11:02:45