Chander Shekhar Sharma v. The State (Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 3718/2026 CHANDER SHEKHAR SHARMA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Arun Kumar Sharma, Mr.

Vaibhav Sharma and Mr. Anurag Saxena, Advs.

Petitioner in person (through VC) versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR......Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP Mr. Yash Agarwal, Adv. for R2 Respondent no. 2 in person (through VC)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

O R D E R

% 13.05.2026 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 15090/2026 (exemption) 2.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

3.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.A. 15091/2026(for condonation of delay) 4.

This is an application filed by the petitioner seeking condonation of delay of 46 days in re-filing of the present Appeal. 5.

For the reasons stated in the application, the delay is condoned. 6.

The application is disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 3718/2026 The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'BNSS') for quashing of the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

FIR No. 118/2023, registered at Police Station Tilak Marg, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Section 229A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter referred to as 'IPC') and all consequent proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties. 7.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 8.

All the parties are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 9.

The case of the Petitioner is that the impugned FIR came to be registered only on account of the Petitioner's non-appearance before the learned Trial Court on certain dates during the pendency of the complaint under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 (hereinafter referred to as 'NI Act'), pursuant to which Non Bailable Warrants were issued and directions were passed for registration of the FIR under Section 229A IPC. It is submitted that the impugned FIR is consequential to the proceedings under Section 138 NI Act and does not arise out of any separate criminal act. 10.

Learned Counsel for both the parties submit that the parties have amicably settled their disputes out of Court and entered into a Settlement Agreement dated 24.11.2025 in respect of the underlying business transactions as well as the proceedings under Section 138 NI Act. In terms of the said settlement, the Petitioner is stated to have already made substantial payments to Respondent No.2 through banking channels/UPI and nothing remains to be paid.

11.

In view of the above, as the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any coercion, 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 12.

Accordingly, FIR No. 118/2023, registered at Police Station Tilak Marg, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Section 229A IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 13.

The petition stands disposed of. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

14.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J.

MAY 13, 2026/ys/Av The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.