Delhi High Court – Orders
Nxxx & Ors vs The State Govt Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr on 20 April, 2026
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 2969/2026, CRL.M.A. 12071/2026
NXXX & ORS. .....Petitioners
Through: Mohd. Azeem and Mr. R.K. Pandit,
Advocates with petitioners in
person.
versus
THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
Through: Mr. Raghuinder Singh, APP with
Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Ms.
Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Divya
Bakshi, Advocates.
SI Sudhanshu, PS-Seelampur
R-2 (Through VC)
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
ORDER
% 20.04.2026
1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) read with Section 482 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), the petitioners seeks
quashing of the FIR No.371/2016 dated 16.07.2016 registered at PS.:
Seelampur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/377/34 of the Indian Penal
Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (D.P.
Act) as also all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Mediation
Settlement dated 14.05.2025 (Annexure P-3), whereby the petitioner no.1
and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes.
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2. Issue notice.
3. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no
objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.
4. Respondent no.2, present through video conferencing, also accepts
notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Mediation Settlement dated
14.05.2025. She submits that in compliance thereof the petitioner no.1 has
already paid her an amount of Rs.30,000/- out of the total settlement
amount of Rs.40,000/- as full and final settlement of all her present, past
and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. Learned counsel
for the petitioners submits that as per the settlement, the balance amount
of Rs.10,000/- would be paid to the respondent no.2 before the learned
Trial Court. Respondent no.2 submits that her marriage with the petitioner
no.1 has since been dissolved by divorce/Talaq as per Shariyat/ Muslim
Law, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid
FIR.
5. The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as
their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating
Officer.
6. Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily
between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 and the present
petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect.
In view thereof, they shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of
the settlement arrived inter se themselves. As such, following the law laid
down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs.
Babita Raguvanshi & Anr.: (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of
Punjab & Anr.: (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State
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of Punjab & Anr.: (2014) 6 SCC 466, since there is nothing left to
corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the
aforesaid FIR against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility.
7. Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.371/2016 dated
16.07.2016 registered at PS.: Seelampur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/
377/34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the D.P. Act as also all proceedings
emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.
8. Accordingly, the present petition, along with the pending
application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
SAURABH BANERJEE, J
APRIL 20, 2026/NA
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