BALWINDER SINGH @ BALWINDER SINGH MATTU vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on : 16.04.2026 CRL.M.C. 2841/2026 BALWINDER SINGH @ BALWINDER SINGH MATTU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dhruv Dwivedi, Advocate versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mukul Katyal and Mr. Vikrant Pachnanda, Advocates CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN JUDGMENT PRATEEK JALAN, J (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has approached this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”] (corresponding to Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure [“CrPC”]), seeking partial quashing of FIR No. RC0482025S0013 dated 11.12.2025, registered under Sections 61(2) read with Sections 143 and 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [“BNS”] 2. The petition is predicated on a settlement between the petitioner and respondent No.2, who was the complainant in the FIR. 3. The allegations in the FIR pertain to trafficking of certain persons and cheating. It is alleged that respondent No. 1, the Central Bureau of 4. The present FIR concerns one such individual, i.e. respondent No. 2 herein, who lodged a complaint dated 24.11.2025. He stated therein that the accused persons, including the present