$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3579/2026 PANKAJ KUMAR SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner with his counsel Ms. Mansi Arya and Mr. Sachin Kumar Shukla, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State along with ASI Rajkumar. R-2 with his counsel Ms. Swati, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 08.05.2026 CRL.M.A. 14536/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 3579/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 153/2025, dated 24.03.2025, registered at Police Station IP Estate, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 281/125(B) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟). 4. The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in 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 12/05/2026 at 11:38:01 person and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station IP Estate, Delhi. 5. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on the complaint of respondent no.2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioner on 24.03.2025 under the relevant sections. It is stated that with the intervention of the family friends, both the parties have amicably settled the present matter and an affidavit of respondent no.2 to this effect has been placed on record. It is stated that an amount of Rs.40,000/- has been paid to respondent no.2 in Court today. 6. On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2 who has been identified by the concerned IO, has categorically stated that he has entered into compromise out of his own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Respondent no. 2 further states that he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7. In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 8. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 153/2025, dated 24.03.2025, registered at Police Station IP Estate, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 281/125(B) of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 9. In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 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 12/05/2026 at 11:38:01 10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 08, 2026/A 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 12/05/2026 at 11:38:01