W.P.(CRL)/2825/2026 of ANUJ SHARMA DEVESHWAR & ANR. Vs STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. on 15 September 2026

O R D E R

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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 0877/2025, registered at Police Station Karol Bagh, Delhi, for offences punishable under Section 318(4) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties.

3. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

4. The petitioners and Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their learned counsel and the Investigating Officer.

5. The brief facts of the case are that, as per the allegations in the FIR, Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 had approached one Abhishek for the purchase of USDT cryptocurrency at a discounted rate and were thereafter directed to an address at 9A/1, W.E.A., Channa Market, Karol Bagh, Delhi, on 10.02.2025. It is alleged that Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 met Petitioner No. 2 and other persons at the said premises and handed over a sum of Rs.19,00,000/- in cash towards the proposed purchase of USDT. It is further alleged that the cryptocurrency was not transferred and the amount was not returned, pursuant to which the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners and one Raju, who is stated to have since expired. During the pendency of the investigation, the parties entered into a settlement before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, on 21.11.2025 in Mediation No. 12721/2025.

6. In terms of the aforesaid settlement, Petitioner No. 2 agreed to pay a total sum of Rs.15,00,000/- to Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 towards full and final settlement of all claims and disputes arising out of the present FIR. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the entire settlement amount has already been paid to Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 and the same has been duly received and encashed by them. It is further submitted that nothing remains due or payable under the settlement.

7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, who have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically state that they have entered into the settlement dated 21.11.2025 out of their own free will and volition and without any force, coercion or undue influence. They further state that the entire settled amount of Rs.15,00,000/- has been received by them and that they have no surviving claim against the petitioners. They have no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed.

8. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their disputes, the settlement has been fully acted upon, the entire settlement amount has been received by Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 and they have no objection to the quashing of the FIR, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the investigation and criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only result in further litigation between the parties. It would, therefore, be in the interest of justice to quash the FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

9. Accordingly, FIR No. 0877/2025, registered at Police Station Karol Bagh, Delhi, for offences punishable under Section 318(4) read with Section 3(5) of the BNS, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of.

11. Copy of the order be sent to the learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance.

12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/ys/P