CRL.M.C. 157/2026 $~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 157/2026 & CRL.M.A. 534/2026 SACHIN JAIN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Purnima Jain, Mr. Vaibhav Tripathi and Mr. Tanmay Jain, Advs. alongwith all petitioners in person. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State. 3 SI Yogesh Kumar, PS Gulabi Bagh. Mr. Tarun Goel, Mr. Madhur and Ms. Pratibha Jain, Advs. alongwith R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI O R D E R % 09.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 532/2026 & CRL.M.A. 533/2026 Exemptions granted, subject to just exceptions. Let requisite compliances be made within 01 week. The application stands disposed-of. CRL.M.C. 157/2026 By way of the present petition filed under section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioners, who are the husband and in-laws of the complainant/respondent No. 2, seek quashing of case FIR No. 0005/2025 dated 06.01.2025 registered under sections 85/316(2)/3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNS’) at P.S.: Gulabi Bagh, North District, Delhi. 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 15/01/2026 at 12:15:22 CRL.M.C. 157/2026 2. The petition is premised on Settlement Agreement dated 06.10.2025 arrived at through mediation before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. 3. The petition is supported by affidavits of the petitioners, as also of respondent No. 2, alongwith proof of their IDs. 4. The petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 are present in court. Their credentials have been verified and they have also been identified by their respective counsel. 5. The parties are stated to have resolved all their disputes amicably and in view of the settlement, respondent No.2 has re-joined the company of petitioner No. 1 on 15.12.2025 and they have been living together since, alongwith their only daughter. 6. Ms. Richa Dhawan, learned APP confirms that the State has no objection to the subject FIR being quashed. 7. In the circumstances, in line with the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab &Anr. reported as (2012) 10 SCC 303 as also in Narinder Singh &Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr. reported as (2014) 6 SCC 466, this court sees no reason why the subject FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom should not be quashed. This court is of the view that in light of the settlement between the contesting parties, continuing with the subject FIR and all subsequent proceedings would be an exercise in futility and would not be conducive to peace and harmony between the parties. 8. Accordingly, case FIR No. 0005/2025 dated 06.01.2025 registered under sections 85/316(2)/3(5) BNS at P.S.: Gulabi Bagh, North 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 15/01/2026 at 12:15:22 CRL.M.C. 157/2026 District, Delhi is quashed. All proceedings arising therefrom also stand closed. 9. Petition stands disposed-of. 10. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed-of. ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J JANUARY 9, 2026 ss 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 15/01/2026 at 12:15:22