$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 30^th March, 2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1009/2026 & CRL.M.A. 9511/2026 RESHAM DEVI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Lokesh Kumar Mishra, Mr. Nitin Kumar, Ms. Shreya Thakur & Mr.

Nikhil, Advocates.

versus STATE OF GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Himanshu Sharma, Advocate for respondent no.2 along with respondent no. 2 in person Mr. Sanjay Lao Standing counsel with Mr. Priyan Agarval, Mr. Abhinav Arya & Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral)

1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR no. 0067/2026 registered at Police Station Kalyanpuri, Delhi for commission of offences under Section 316(4)/3(5) BNS (corresponding Sections 408/34 IPC) along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

2. The facts in brief are that petitioner no. 3- Nandini, was working at Giri Jewellery Mahal, which is the jewellery shop of respondent no. 2, as gold-checking clerk. On 05.03.2026 her relatives i.e. petitioner No. 1, 2, 4 & 5, came to the said shop and purchased gold jewellery worth Rs. 22,75,728/- in exchange of ol