Bhupendra Maheshwari v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors

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01.09.2026

¶1By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.367/2026 dated 15.06.2026 registered at PS.: Mehrauli, Delhi under Sections 281/125(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and all proceedings emanating therefrom as the petitioner and respondent nos.2 and 3 have mutually settled all their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 08.08.2026.

¶2Issue notice. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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

¶4Learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3 also accepts notice and submits that 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 petitioner as well as the respondent nos.2 and 3, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement dated

08.08.2026, wherein it is recorded that the petitioner has already paid the respondent nos.2 and 3 a consolidated sum of Rs.4,00,000/- as full and final settlement of all his present, past and future claims and 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 petitioner.

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

¶7As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner 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 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. an exercise in futility.

¶8Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.367/2026 dated 15.06.2026 registered at PS.: Mehrauli, Delhi under Sections 281/125(a) of the BNS and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

¶9As such, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J SEPTEMBER 1, 2026/Ab

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010383452026 + CRL.M.C. 6055/2026 BHUPENDRA MAHESHWARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jagjit, Ms. Sunaina, Mr. Ayush Raman, Mr. Lakshay Beniwal, Ms. Priyadarshni, Ms. Appurvi and Mr. Anubhav Sindha, Advs. alongwith petitioner versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP SI-Dharamvir Singh, PS: Mehrauli Respondent nos.2 and 3 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE