PRAN NATH & ORS. vs STATE (THROUGH SHO PS MANDAWALI) & ANR.

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$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 11th March, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 1774/2026 & CRL.M.A. 7270/2026 PRAN NATH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Yogesh Sharma, Advocate versus STATE (THROUGH SHO PS MANDAWALI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State with SI Ankit Kumar, PS Mandwali CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 423/2025 dated 10.10.2025, registered at P.S. Mandawali Fazal Pur, for commission of offence under Sections 318(4)/336(3)/338/340(2)/3(5) of BNSS (corresponding Sections 420/468/467/471/34 IPC) along with all consequential proceedings arising, therefrom. 2. Charge-sheet is yet to be filed. 3. The FIR in question was registered at the instance of respondent no.2 Sh. Rajesh Khillan, who stated that the petitioners had cheated him by trying to sell a property which was not free from encumbrances. After making part payment of Rs.70 lakhs, when he had gone for the registration of the abovesaid property, he learnt that the property could not have been sold as there was some case going on regarding the property and that there was a ‘stay’ as well. He also made some allegation of forgery against the petitioners. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 1774/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:13.03.2026 11:14:10 4. Admittedly, pursuant to the registration of said FIR, five such accused persons i.e. petitioner Nos. 1,2,4,5 and 6 were arrested and taken into judicial custody, while petitioner no.3 was not arrested during investigation. 5. However, since the matter was, essentially, civil in nature, with the help of elders of the family and some common acquaintances, the parties have been able to resolve all their disputes and the entire amount of the