$~46 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3677/2024 DAYA SHANKAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sanigdha Sood Madan, Mr.

Sumit Madan and Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Advocates.

Petitioners in-person.

versus STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC (Crl.) for State.

SI Preeti, P.S.: Sarojini Nagar.

ASI Mukesh, P.S.: Vasant Kunj South.

R-2 in-person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI

O R D E R

% 17.02.2026 By way of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the petitioners and respondent No.2 jointly seek quashing of case FIR No. 158/2023 dated 09.03.2023 registered under section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) at P.S.: Vasant Kunj South, Delhi. Consequent upon completion of investigation, allegations of offences under section 376 IPC and sections 6/17/21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO’) have been added vidé chargesheet dated

30.07.2023.

2. The petition is premised on respondent No.2’s Affidavit dated

21.11.2024, confirming the amicable settlement of the matter.

3. The petition is also