$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3425/2026 DIKSHA CHATURVEDI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Deepak Sahani, Mr. Harsh Chaturvedi, Mr. Chanchal Gupta and Mr. Aayushman Bhatt, Advs. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Ms. Vanshika Singh, Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, and Ms. Apoorva Khosla, Advs. SI- Vishal Tiwari, PS: Cyber South CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 12.05.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) as also all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 16.04.2026 arrived between the petitioners and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity. 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no 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 14/05/2026 at 11:51:50 objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid MOU, and as such, submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5. The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the IO. 6. Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioner and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) to that effect. In view thereof, the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves. As such, following the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr. (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr. (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr. (2014) 6 SCC 466, since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility. 7. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 BNS as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 8. As such, the present petition, along with the pending applications, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 12, 2026/Ab 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 14/05/2026 at 11:51:50