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Nishant Chopra v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC11 May 2026CRL.M.C./3652/2026

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CRL.M.C. 3652/2026, Delhi High Court, Saurabh Banerjee J, 11.05.2026 — quashing of FIR on compromise/settlement; Section 528 BNSS 2023; FIR No.250/2023 PS Punjabi Bagh; Sections 420/34 IPC (cheating/common intention); MOU dated 25.04.2026 Annexure P/3; full and final settlement Demand Draft Rs.2,20,000/-; APP no objection; relied on Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303, Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466; FIR and proceedings quashed.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR No.250/2023 dated 22.05.2023 registered at PS: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 420/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition alongwith pending application CRL.M.A. 14835/2026 disposed of in the aforesaid terms. ¶15

Nishant Chopra Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Cheating and Forgery | Delhi HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.250/2023 dated 22.05.2023 registered at PS: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 420/34 IPC, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed under Section 528 BNSS 2023 in view of the settlement (MOU dated 25.04.2026) between the petitioner and respondent no.2.

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Court's answer

A settlement was voluntarily arrived at between the petitioner and respondent no.2; since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the FIR against the petitioner would be an exercise in futility, following the Supreme Court decisions in Jitendra Raghuvanshi, Gian Singh and Narinder Singh.

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Ratio / Principle

The petition is allowed and FIR No.250/2023 dated 22.05.2023 registered at PS: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 420/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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The parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived at inter se themselves.obiter¶14

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Quashment of FIR on settlement — Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 sought quashing of FIR No.250/2023 dated 22.05.2023, PS: Punjabi Bagh, under Sections 420/34 IPC. Parties (petitioner and respondent no.2) had arrived at a Memorandum of Understanding dated 25.04.2026; in compliance, respondent no.2 received a Demand Draft of Rs.2,20,000/- as full and final settlement and had no objection to quashing. Following the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi v. Babita Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466, the Court held that nothing remained to corroborate and prove the prosecution case and continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility. Petition allowed; FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom quashed; parties bound by settlement terms; petition with pending application CRL.M.A. 14835/2026 disposed of (Saurabh Banerjee, J; 11.05.2026).

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3652/2026, CRL.M.A. 14835/2026 NISHANT CHOPRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mandeep Baisala, Mr. Dhananjay Singh, Mr. Sourabh Soni and Mr. Kavesh Bidhuri, Advs. with petitioner in person

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with SI Sunil Kr., PS: Punjabi Bagh.

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Mr. Saurabh Sachdeva, Adv for R-2 with R-2 in person

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CORAM:

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

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% 11.05.2026

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By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.250/2023 dated 22.05.2023 registered at PS: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) dated 25.04.2026 [ Annexure P/3 ] arrived between the petitioner and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

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Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and has handed over a copy of the status report which is taken on record. He then submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 3. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid MOU, and submits that the petitioner, today, in

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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 13/05/2026 at 11:15:37

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compliance thereof has handed over to him a Demand Draft bearing No.000032 dated 25.02.2026 (AU Small Finance Bank, Ranjeet Hanuman Road branch, Indore 2698) of Rs.2,20,000/- as full and final settlement of all his present, past and future claims etc., and as such, he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

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The petitioner and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the IO. 5. 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). 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 petitioner will be an exercise in futility.

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Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.250/2023 dated 22.05.2023 registered at PS: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 420/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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As such, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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MAY 11, 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 13/05/2026 at 11:15:37

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