$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010483682026 + CRL.M.C. 7546/2026 VIJAY MALHOTRA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shobit Chaudhry along with Mr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Mr. Inder Prakash Kohli, Mr. Sumit Bansal, Mr. Rahul Arora, Advs. Petitioner in person. versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP along with Mr. Vikram Singh, Advs. Mr. Ashish Kumar Ahuja, Advs. R-2. SI Ranjan, AGC Crime Branch Respondent in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 07.10.2026 1. This hearing has been done 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 petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No. 128/2019, registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), and 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 12/10/2026 at 10:49:22 4. The petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and the Investigating Officer. 5. Briefly stated, the complainant alleges extortion and criminal conspiracy arising out of a private monetary dispute. The chargesheet was filed on 14.10.2021, and the matter is pending for arguments on charge before the learned CMM, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the petitioners and Respondent No. 2 has been amicably settled vide Settlement Agreement dated 27.08.2026. 6. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into the compromise vide Settlement Agreement dated 27.08.2026, of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7. In view of the above, the parties have amicably resolved their differences 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 in quashing the FIR in question. 8. Accordingly, FIR No. 128/2019, registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Section 384 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 9. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 10. Copy of the order be communicated to the concerned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance. 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 12/10/2026 at 10:49:22 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J OCTOBER 7, 2026/prg/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 12/10/2026 at 10:49:22