$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 521/2026 MAHIPAL SINGH YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner with his counsel Mr Tejasv Anand and Mr Shreyansh Khare, Advs. versus STATE GNCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO PS SECTOR 23 &

ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State R-2 with her counsel Mr. Aditya Jain, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 21.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 2090/2026 & CRL.M.A. 2091/2026. (exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. Applications stand disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 521/2026 & CRL.M.A. 2089/2026

3. By way of present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing no. 256/2025, registered at Police Station Sector-23, Dwarka, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter 'BNS').

4. The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Sector-23, Dwarka, Delhi.

5. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that in March, 2024, the petitioner and respondent no. 2 engaged in discussions, and respondent no. 2 expressed thei