Diksha Chaturvedi & Anr. Vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi… — Cheating and Forgery | Delhi HC (2026)

Diksha Chaturvedi & Anr. Vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi… — Cheating and Forgery | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and all proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition, along with the pending applications, disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, may be quashed in view of the MOU dated 16.04.2026 and voluntary settlement between the petitioners and respondent no.2.

Court's answer

Since a voluntary settlement has been arrived at between the petitioners and respondent no.2 and there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of FIR No.84/2026 against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the settlement, the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived at inter se themselves.

Key takeaways

Following the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 BNS, along with all proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.ratio¶¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Saurabh Banerjee, J.) in CRL.M.C. 3425/2026, order dated 12.05.2026, allowed a petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and quashed FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), together with all proceedings emanating therefrom. The quashing rested on a Memorandum of Understanding dated 16.04.2026 and a voluntary settlement between the petitioners and respondent no.2, backed by their affidavits, proofs of identity and identification by the IO, with respondent no.2 affirming the MOU terms and raising no objection. 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, the Court held that since nothing remained to corroborate and prove the prosecution's case, continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility. The parties were declared bound by all terms and conditions of the settlement arrived at inter se themselves, and the petition along with pending applications stood disposed of accordingly.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 3425/2026

DIKSHA CHATURVEDI & ANR. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Deepak Sahani, Mr. Harsh Chaturvedi, Mr. Chanchal Gupta and Mr. Aayushman Bhatt, Advs.

versus

STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Ms. Vanshika Singh, Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, and Ms. Apoorva Khosla, Advs. SI- Vishal Tiwari, PS: Cyber South

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 12.05.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 ( BNS ) as also all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) dated 16.04.2026 arrived between the petitioners and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

Issue notice.

Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no

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objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid MOU, and as such, submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5. The petitioners 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 the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) to that effect. In view thereof, the parties 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 petitioners will be an exercise in futility.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed FIR No.84/2026 dated 18.02.2026 registered at PS: South Saket, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319/340 BNS as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

As such, the present petition, along with the pending applications, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

MAY 12, 2026/Ab

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