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Sonam & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Criminal Procedure – Quashing of FIR upon settlement

Delhi HC19 Feb 2026CRL.M.C./1428/2026

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Delhi High Court, Saurabh Banerjee, J., CRL.M.C. 1428/2026, decided 19.02.2026 - Sonam & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. - quashing of FIR No.618/2018 (PS Saket) under Sections 379/468/120B/34 IPC via Section 528 BNSS 2023 on account of Mediation Settlement dated 01.02.2020; Supreme Court precedents on quashing FIR after settlement (Jitendra Raghuvanshi, Gian Singh, Narinder Singh) relied on; petition allowed, FIR and proceedings quashed.

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Quashing of FIR No.618/2018 dated 08.10.2018 registered at PS.: Saket, Delhi under Sections 379/468/120B/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom; petition alongwith the pending application disposed of. ¶19

Sonam & Anr. Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 1428/2026 & CRL.M.A. 5720/2026-Exp

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SONAM & ANR. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Ankit, Ms. KM Deepshikha, Mr. Shankar Prajapati, Advocates with petitioners in person

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Advocate with SI Karan, P:S Saket

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Mr. Deepak Kumar and Ms. Poornima, Advocates for respondent no 2 with Respondent no.2 in person (through VC)

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R

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% 19.02.2026

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By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.618/2018 dated 08.10.2018 registered at PS.: Saket, Delhi under Sections 379/468/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Mediation Settlement dated 01.02.2020 [ Annexure P2 ] arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

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

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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 21/02/2026 at 11:09:39

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the terms of the aforesaid Mediation Settlement. He submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

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The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the IO. 5. Since, a settlement has already been arrived at voluntarily between the parties, and the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions thereof, as also since, accompanying affidavit(s) of the parties involved have also been filed herewith, 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 , continuation of the FIR against the petitioner will be an exercise in futility.

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Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.618/2018 dated 08.10.2018 registered at PS.: Saket, Delhi under Sections 379/468/120B/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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FEBRUARY 19, 2026/So

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 21/02/2026 at 11:09:39

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