$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1902/2026 PRADEEP ARORA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Chinki Guliya, Adv. with petitioners in person. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) THROUGH SHO & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Advocate with SI Ranjana, PS.: Subzi Mandi. Mr. Shubham Yadav and Ms. Komal Yadav, Advs. for R-2. With R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 16.03.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.0088/2023 dated 02.02.2023 registered at PS.: Subzi Mandi, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 06.08.2024 [Annexure P3] arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identities. 2. Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice, and submits, This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/03/2026 at 15:26:24 that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 3. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement dated 06.08.2024, whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a sum of Rs.1,30,000/- out of the total amount, i.e., Rs.1,80,000/- and the remaining amount of Rs.50,000/- has been paid to her in cash as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc in Court today, which has been verified by the Investigating Officer. Respondent no.2 further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1995 vide Decree dated 03.05.2025, and she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. 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. 5. Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the parties and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the aforesaid effect. In view thereof, the parties 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 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. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/03/2026 at 15:26:24 6. Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.0088/2023 dated 02.02.2023 registered at PS.: Subzi Mandi, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 7. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J. MARCH 16, 2026/bh This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/03/2026 at 15:26:24