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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 30th July, 2026
NAAJREEN @ NAAZ.....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Naheem Ahmad, Advocate.
Petitioner in person.
Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for the State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Ms. Chavi Lazarus and Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Advocates.
SI Nisha Rani.
Respondent No.2 in person.
JUDGMENT
1. Petitioner herein seeks quashing of FIR No. 0263/2025 dated 29.08.2025, registered at Police Station Roop Nagar, for commission of offences under Sections 318(4)/61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 420/120B IPC), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
2. The abovesaid FIR was registered on the basis of complaint made by Mr. Jitender Shrivas (Respondent No.2 herein). The complainant was finding it difficult to withdraw the money with the help of his credit card and, therefore, came in contact of the petitioner through some Instagram page. W.P.(CRL) 237/2026 2 The accused/petitioner claimed that she was employed with R.K. Consultancy and would help him in the transferring the amount.
3. Fact, however, remains that on the pretext of helping complainant, a sum of Rs.69,000/- was deducted from his account and there was no transfer of such amount. He immediately reported the matter to the police and also brought the petitioner to the police station.
4. The FIR was registered in view of the report lodged by Mr. Jitender Shrivas on 29.08.2025.
5. Investigation is, reportedly, under-way but fact remains that in the interregnum, there is a settlement between the parties and, therefore, complainant does not want to pursue his complaint.
6. Respondent No.2 is present in Court and he has been duly identified by IO.
7. He submits that there was some inadvertent and mistaken financial transaction of Rs.68,706/- which led to the registration of the abovesaid FIR and the entire dispute has been amicably resolved and he has received back the entire money by way of demand draft on 22.09.2025 and, therefore, he is not interested in pursuing with the abovesaid FIR which is merely for commission of offence under Section 420 IPC.
8. The petitioner is, reportedly, pursuing her LLB and has no other involvement of any nature whatsoever. Though, she submits that she was also befooled by the company in question, she tenders her apology and prays for quashing of the abovesaid FIR.
9. Keeping in mind the overall facts of the case and the no objection given by respondent No. 2, and In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties and nature of allegations, no useful purpose would be served in W.P.(CRL) 237/2026 3 continuing with the criminal proceedings emanating from the FIR in question. Moreover, offence under Section 420 IPC is compoundable in nature.
10. Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it is deemed appropriate to quash the instant FIR.
11. Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No. 0263/2025 dated 29.08.2025, registered at Police Station Roop Nagar, for commission of offences under Sections 318(4)/61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 420/120B IPC), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, are, hereby, quashed subject to petitioners depositing cost of Rs.10,000/-, in the account of Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee (DHCLSC) within two weeks.
12. Proof of deposit and original affidavits of the parties be handed over to the concerned SHO/IO within further period of two weeks.
13. The petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms.
JUDGE JULY 30, 2026/ss/sk