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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 18.11.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, CRL.M.C. 8164/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34112/2025 EXEMPTION
FAHIQ SIDDIQUI & ORS. .....Petitioners
Through: Mr. Deepak Chaudhary, Mr. Manmeet Singh and Mr. Sahil, Advs.
Petitioners in person.
Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP
Ms. Aishwarya Dobhal, Adv. for R-2
JUDGMENT
RAVINDER DUDEJA, J.
1. This is a petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, seeking quashing of FIR No. 06/2025, dated 18.03.2025, registered at Cyber Police Station, Delhi under Sections 318(4)/319(2) BNS (420/419 IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement between the parties.
2. As per averments made in the FIR, Respondent no. 2 was duped of Rs. 19,250 by petitioners posing as recruiters from Shine.com and Naukri.com. The scammers, identifying themselves as Priya Sharma and Atul, extracted money under the pretext of job processing, training, and document verification. FIR No. 06/2025 was lodged at the instance of Respondent no. 2 under Sections 318(4)/319(2) BNS against the petitioners.
3. During the course of proceedings, the parties amicably resolved their disputes and Respondent no. 2 has given her No Objection/ Affidavit, copy of which has been made part of the digital record.
4. Parties are physically present before the Court. They have been identified by their respective counsels as well as by the Investigating Officer SI Anurag, from Cyber Police Station.
5. Respondent no. 2 confirms that the matter has been amicably settled with the petitioners without any force, fear, coercion and she has no objection if the FIR No. 06/2025 is quashed against the Petitioners. She confirms having received Rs.30,000/- as compensation from the petitioners.
6. Learned APP states that the investigation is complete and charge sheet is under scrutiny. She states that during investigation no other victim of the fraud of the petitioners has been found. In view of the settlement between the parties, she has no objection if the present FIR No. 06/2025 is quashed.
7. In Gian Singh vs State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303, Hon’ble Supreme Court has recognized the need of amicable resolution of disputes by observing as under:-
8. Further, it is settled that the inherent powers under section 482 of the Code are required to be exercised to secure the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of any court. Further, the High Court can quash non-compoundable offences after considering the nature of the offence and the amicable settlement between the concerned parties. Reliance may be placed upon B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana,
9. In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice, to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
10. The petition is allowed, and the FIR No. 06/2025, dated 18.03.2025, registered at Cyber Police Station, Delhi under section 318(4)/319(2) BNS and all the other consequential proceeding emanating therefrom is hereby quashed subject to petitioners depositing Rs.5000/- as cost with Delhi High Court Advocates’ Welfare Trust, bearing Account No. 15530210002995 maintained with UCO Bank within a month.
11. Petition is allowed and disposed of accordingly.
12. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.