Abhishek Tandon & Ors v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Ors

O R D E R %

20.08.2026

¶1By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR No.24/2023 dated 13.01.2023 registered at PS.: Vijay Vihar, District Rohini, Delhi under Sections 498A/34/379 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Compromise Deed dated 13.05.2026 (Annexure D), whereby the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. petitioners and the respondent nos.2 and 3 have mutually resolved their disputes.

¶2Issue notice.

¶3Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

¶4Learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 and 3 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent nos.2 and 3 have no objection if the present petition is allowed.

¶5This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioners as well as the respondent nos.2 and 3, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Compromise Deed dated

13.05.2026, wherein it is recorded that the petitioners have already handed over all the 16 items as mentioned in the said Settlement Deed dated

13.05.2026. Further, in pursuant of the aforesaid Settlement Deed, the petitioners today have also handed over to the respondent nos.2 and 3 a Demand Draft being DD No.756796 dated 19.08.2026 of Rs.2,00,000/- drawn on Union Bank of India. As such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent nos.2 and 3 hence submit that they do not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners.

¶6The petitioners and the respondent nos.2 and 3, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

¶7As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioners and the respondent nos.2 and 3 is the basis of filing the present petition, which is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, the present is a fit case for quashing the aforesaid The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. FIR. Accordingly, as also 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, and also since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the present FIR will be an exercise in futility.

¶8Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.24/2023 dated

13.01.2023 registered at PS.: Vijay Vihar, District Rohini, Delhi under Sections 498A/34/379 of the IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

¶9Accordingly, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J AUGUST 20, 2026/bh

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010230202026 + CRL.M.C. 4009/2026, CRL.M.A. 16256/2026 ABHISHEK TANDON & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ravin Rao, Mr. Pallav Gupta, Mr. Akshit Sawal, Mr. Ayan Sharma and Mr. Nikhil Rana, Advs. with petitioner in person versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS.....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Ms. Upasana Bakshi and Mr. Gourav Singh, Advocates Insp. Anuj Aggarwal and SI Udeshya Rathi, PS.: Vijay Vihar Mr. Sidhant Antil and Mr. Sourav Kumar, Advs. for R-2 and 3 with R- 2 and 3 present in persons CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE