MOHAMMAD AZEEM ANSARI & ORS. vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~92 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20th May, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 4032/2026 & CRL.M.A. 16324/2026 MOHAMMAD AZEEM ANSARI & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mohd. Tasleem and Mr. Vikash, Advocates. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State with Vivek. Mr. Salman and Mr. Nadeem Ahmed, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner herein seeks quashing of FIR No. 0147/2026 dated 06.04.2026, registered at Police Station Neb Sarai, for commission of offences under Sections 318(4)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 420/34 IPC), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. Investigation is stated to be over, though, charge-sheet has yet not been filed. 3. The abovesaid FIR was registered on the basis of statement made by complainant-Abdul Rahman on 06.04.2026 in which he claimed that he came in contact of accused-Mohammad Azeem Ansari through his cousin. Complainant was informed that accused-Mohammad Azeem Ansari was in Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 4032/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:21.05.2026 16:57:01 need of 10,000 USDT and, on his persuasion and promise that he would provide with a higher value/return, complainant transferred 6100 USDT, to him. As per FIR, the accused- Mohammad Azeem Ansari had assured that he had equivalent amount of Rs.6,10,000/- in cash and he had also shown Trust Wallet QR code and, believing him, the complainant had transferred 6100 USDT to accused-Mohammad Azeem Ansari through digital mode. 4. However, despite the abovesaid transaction being completed and successful on the complainant’s end,