$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 409/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1552/2026 AASH MOHAMMAD @ASHU BHALLA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Pankaj Tiwari and Mr. Sahil Sharma, Advocates versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State Mr. Nikhil Sharma, Advocates for R-

2 CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 16.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 1553/2026 (exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 409/2026

3. By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 551/2025, registered at Police Station Malviya Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 118(3)/140(3)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter ‘BNS’), on the ground of settlement having been arrived between the parties.

4. Issue notice.

5. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no. 2 accepts notice.

6. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State, and seeks time to file reply/Status Report. Let the same be filed at least two days prior to the next date of hearing, with an advance copy to the other side.

7. List on