Nationwide Immigration Services Pvt. Ltd. & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7546/2025 NATIONWIDE IMMIGRATION SERVICES PVT. LTD. & ORS. .....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Raghav Chopra and Ms. Pridhi Chopra, Advocates.
versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for State.
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 28.11.2025 1.
By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing no. 0139/2025, registered at Police Station Kalkaji, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 318(4)/316(2) of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter 'BNSS') and Section 24 of the Emigration Act, 1983 and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties. 2.
Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3.
All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned from Police Station, Kalkaji, Delhi. 4.
Brief facts of the case are that in October 2024, respondent no. 2 had approached petitioner no. 1 seeking immigration-related consultancy The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
services. It is stated that after the initial consultation, respondent no. 2 opted for a paid consultancy package for a consideration of ₹ 3,75,000/-, which he paid via UPI on 17.10.2024. Thereafter, a Retainership Agreement was executed between respondent no. 2 and petitioner no. 1 on the same date. Due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2 and upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the friends and respected members of the society, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 25.04.2025. 5.
On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2, who has been identified by the 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 that he has received the full and final amount as the said MoU. Therefore, he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 6.
In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences 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 to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 7.
Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 0139/2025, registered at Police Station Kalkaji, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 318(4)/316(2) of BNS and Section 24 of the Emigration Act and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8.
The petition stands disposed of.
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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 28, 2025/vc vs The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.