W.P.(CRL) 3973/2025 and connected matter $~5-6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010963932025 + W.P.(CRL) 3973/2025 REHAN KHAN @ REHAN AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Petitioners in person. versus THE STATE AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for State with SI Madan Lal, P.S.: Anand Parbat. SI Sanjiv Kumar. R-2 in person. 6. # CNR No. DLHC010964022025 + W.P.(CRL) 3974/2025 ANIL AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar Sabharwal, Mr. Rajinder Singh Singhwan, Mr.Satish Kumar, Mr. Lovekesh Kumar & Ms. Ritika Sabharwal, Advocates. Petitioners in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for State. R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 06.10.2026 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 09/10/2026 at 13:36:03 W.P.(CRL) 3973/2025 and connected matter 1. W.P.(CRL) 3973/2025 has been filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 537/2025 dated 22nd September, 2025 under Sections 118(1)/3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (‘BNS’), 2023 registered at P.S. Anand Parbat, Delhi, and all proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of settlement. 2. W.P.(CRL) 3974/2025 has been filed seeking quashing of FIR No.538/2025 dated 22nd September, 2025 under Sections 118(1)/3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (‘BNS’), 2023 registered at P.S. Anand Parbat, Delhi, and all proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of settlement. 3. Issue Notice. 4. Notice is accepted by the ASC appearing on behalf of the State and by the parties who appear in person. 5. It is stated that a neighbourly dispute between the parties resulted in filing of the present FIRs. 6. Now, the parties have settled their disputes and differences in terms of the Settlement Agreement/MoU dated 28th October, 2025, which has been filed as Annexure P-5 to both the petitions. 7. The parties are present in Court and have been identified by the Investigating Officer (‘IO’). 8. They inform the Court that they have settled the matter out of their own free will and without any coercion. They further state that they do not wish to pursue the present FIRs any further and have no objection if the present petitions are allowed. 9. Considering the above settlement between the parties, there is no use continuing with the proceedings under the present FIRs 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 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 09/10/2026 at 13:36:03 W.P.(CRL) 3973/2025 and connected matter aforementioned FIRs and the proceedings pursuant thereto subject to payment of costs. 10. Accordingly, the present proceedings under FIR No.537/2025 and FIR No.538/2025 registered at Police Station Anand Parbat and the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed subject to the petitioners in each of the petitions paying cumulative costs of Rs.20,000/- to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority at Rouse Avenue Courts Complex, New Delhi, 110002 for the purposes of “providing counselling to victims in POCSO matters” within two (2) weeks from today. 11. The necessary compliance report shall be filed with the Registry within four (4) weeks from today. 12. The petitions stand disposed of. AMIT BANSAL, J OCTOBER 6, 2026 Rzu 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 09/10/2026 at 13:36:03