Suresh v. The State (NCT Of Delhi) And ANR

$~99 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3275/2026, CRL.M.A. 13328/2026 SURESH .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Dilip Kr. and Ms. Anuradha, Advs. with petitioner in person versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Adv. with SI Kuldeep Lamba, PS:

Amar Colony Mr. Pawan Kumar and Mr. Ashish Kr. Siwas, Advs. for R-2 with R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 30.04.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks quashing of case FIR No. 596/2016 dated 25.09.2016 registered at PS: Amar Colony, Delhi for offence under Sections 354/506/509 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom in view of fresh Memorandum of Understanding dated 17.04.2026, [Annexure L] arrived at between the petitioner 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 objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 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 04/05/2026 at 11:53:38

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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Memorandum of Understanding dated 17.04.2026 and submits that she intends to live peacefully. She further submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5.

The petitioner 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 respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) to the said effect. In view thereof, they 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 petitioner will be an exercise in futility. 7.

As such, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.596/2016 dated 25.09.2016 registered at PS: Amar Colony, Delhi for offence under Sections 354/506/509 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending application is disposed of.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J APRIL 30, 2026/bh 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 04/05/2026 at 11:53:38