Saurabh Aggarwal Alias Sourabh Agrawal Vs State Govt… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

Saurabh Aggarwal Alias Sourabh Agrawal Vs State Govt… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition allowed; FIR No.191/2014 dated 16.12.2014 registered at PS: Barakhamba Road, Delhi under Sections 419/420/468/471 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom quashed; petition alongwith the pending application disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.191/2014 dated 16.12.2014 registered at PS.: Barakhamba Road, Delhi under Sections 419/420/468/471 IPC, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed in view of the Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed dated 05.04.2019 between the petitioner and respondent no.2.

Court's answer

A settlement had already been arrived at voluntarily between the petitioner and respondent no.2, and the petition was accompanied by their respective affidavits to that effect; accordingly, the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves.

Ratio / Principle

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, 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.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of FIR — Petition under Section 482 CrPC read with Article 227 Constitution seeking quashing of FIR No.191/2014 dated 16.12.2014, PS.: Barakhamba Road, Delhi, under Sections 419/420/468/471 IPC, in view of Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed dated 05.04.2019 (Annexure C) between petitioner and respondent no.2. Respondent no.2 affirmed receipt of the entire settlement amount as full and final settlement of all present, past and future claims and raised no objection; learned APP for the State also raised no objection; parties identified by the IO. Following Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, the Court held that with nothing left to corroborate or prove the prosecution case, continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility. FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom quashed; petition and pending application disposed of. (Saurabh Banerjee, J.; decided 11.05.2026.)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

CRL.M.C. 6009/2022 & CRL.M.A. 23560/2022

SAURABH AGGARWAL ALIAS SOURABH AGRAWAL

Through: Ms. Seema Gupta, Adv. with petitioner in person

versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State SI Anupam, PS.: Barakhamba Road R-2 present in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 11.05.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.191/2014 dated 16.12.2014 registered at PS.: Barakhamba Road, Delhi under Sections 419/420/468 /471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed dated 05.04.2019 ( Annexure C ) arrived between the petitioner and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice. He has handed over a copy of the Status Report which is taken on record. Learned APP then submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

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

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the terms of the aforesaid Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed dated 05.04.2019, and submits that the he has already received the entire settlement amount as per the terms of the Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed 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. 4. 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) 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 petitioner will be an exercise in futility. 6. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.191/2014 dated 16.12.2014 registered at PS: Barakhamba Road, Delhi under Sections 419/420/468/471 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

MAY 11, 2026 /bh

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