Arvind Kumar v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS.

$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2322/2026 ARVIND KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Aikansh Gupta, Advocate with petitioner.

versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Mr. Gourav Singh, Adv.

ASI Jeet Singh, PS Budh Vihar.

Mr. Shivam Sharma, Advocate respondent Nos.2 to with respondents in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 22.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 9458/2026 (Exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

The present application is disposed of.

CRL.M.A. 12504/2026 (Delay) 3.

By virtue of the present application, the applicant seeks condonation of delay of six days in filing of the fresh Memorandum of Understanding. 4.

In view of the assertions made in the application, the same is allowed and the fresh Memorandum of Understanding is taken on record. 5.

Accordingly, the present application is disposed of. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

CRL.M.C. 2322/2026 6.

By virtue of the present application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.689/2020 dated 23.11.2020, PS.: Model Town, Delhi registered under Sections 279/338 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the fresh Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 23.02.2026 [Page 76] arrived at between the petitioner and the respondent nos.2 to 6. 7.

Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 8.

Respondent nos.2 to 7 present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms that they have no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 9.

The petitioner and the respondent no.2 to 7, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

10.

Though this Court is well-aware of the offences involved as also the assertions made in the present FIR, however, considering that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioner and the respondent no.2 to 7 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect as also the fact that the parties are neighbours, thus, 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility.

11.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.689/2020 dated 23.11.2020, PS: Model Town, Delhi registered under Sections 279/338 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 12.

Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J APRIL 22, 2026/NA The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.