Fahiq Siddiqui & ORS. v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
% Date of decision: 18.11.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, + CRL.M.C. 8164/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34112/2025 EXEMPTION FAHIQ SIDDIQUI & ORS.
.....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Deepak Chaudhary, Mr.
Manmeet Singh and Mr. Sahil, Advs.
Petitioners in person.
versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP with SI Anurag, Cyber Police Station.
Ms. Aishwarya Dobhal, Adv.
for R-2 with R-2 in person.
CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT(ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J.
1.
This is a petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, seeking quashing of FIR No. 06/2025, dated 18.03.2025, registered at Cyber Police Station, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319(2) BNS (420/419 IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement between the parties. CRL.M.C. 8164/2025 Page 1 of 4
2.
As per averments made in the FIR, Respondent no. 2 was duped of Rs. 19,250 by petitioners posing as recruiters from Shine.com and Naukri.com. The scammers, identifying themselves as Priya Sharma and Atul, extracted money under the pretext of job processing, training, and document verification. FIR No. 06/2025 was lodged at the instance of Respondent no. 2 under Sections 318(4)/319(2) BNS against the petitioners.
3.
During the course of proceedings, the parties amicably resolved their disputes and Respondent no. 2 has given her No Objection/ Affidavit, copy of which has been made part of the digital record. 4.
Parties are physically present before the Court. They have been identified by their respective counsels as well as by the Investigating Officer SI Anurag, from Cyber Police Station. 5.
Respondent no. 2 confirms that the matter has been amicably settled with the petitioners without any force, fear, coercion and she has no objection if the FIR No. 06/2025 is quashed against the Petitioners.
She confirms having received Rs.30,000/- as compensation from the petitioners.
6.
Learned APP states that the investigation is complete and charge sheet is under scrutiny. She states that during investigation no other victim of the fraud of the petitioners has been found. In view of the settlement between the parties, she has no objection if the present FIR No. 06/2025 is quashed.
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7.
In Gian Singh vs State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303, Hon'ble Supreme Court has recognized the need of amicable resolution of disputes by observing as under:- "61. In other words, the High Court must consider whether it would be unfair or contrary to the interest of justice to continue with the criminal proceedings or continuation of criminal proceedings would tantamount to abuse of process of law despite settlement and compromise between the victim and the wrongdoer and whether to secure the ends of justice, it is appropriate that criminal case is put to an end and if the answer to the above question(s) is in the affirmative, the High Court shall be well within its jurisdiction to quash the criminal proceedings."
8.
Further, it is settled that the inherent powers under section 482 of the Code are required to be exercised to secure the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of any court. Further, the High Court can quash non-compoundable offences after considering the nature of the offence and the amicable settlement between the concerned parties. Reliance may be placed upon B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana, (2003) 4 SCC 675.
9.
In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice, to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 10.
The petition is allowed, and the FIR No. 06/2025, dated 18.03.2025, registered at Cyber Police Station, Delhi under section CRL.M.C. 8164/2025 Page 3 of 4
318(4)/319(2) BNS and all the other consequential proceeding emanating therefrom is hereby quashed subject to petitioners depositing Rs.5000/- as cost with Delhi High Court Advocates' Welfare Trust, bearing Account No. 15530210002995 maintained with UCO Bank within a month.
11.
Petition is allowed and disposed of accordingly. 12.
Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. RAVINDER DUDEJA, J November 18, 2025 SK CRL.M.C. 8164/2025 Page 4 of 4