$~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1964/2026 & CRL.M.A. 8086/2026 NARENDER DHAMA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Dilawar Singh, Adv. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with SI Vijay Pal Singh, PS- CWC, Nanak Pura. Mr. Mandeep Kumar Sharma and Ms. Poonam Sharma, Advs. for R-2. R2- present in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 18.03.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.18/2018 dated 26.03.2018 registered at PS: Crime (Women) Cell, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Mediation Settlement dated 16.05.2025 [Pages 61-72] arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 before the Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identities as also their respective affidavit(s). 2. Issue notice. 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 20/03/2026 at 12:59:12 3. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement dated 16.05.2025 whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.10,00,000/-. Further, two Demand Drafts being DD No.59691 dated 05.01.2026 of Rs.3,00,000/- (Canara Bank) and DD No.59690 dated 05.01.2026 of Rs.1,00,000/- (Canara Bank) have been handed over in Court to her today as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. Respondent no.2 further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent and 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 IO. 6. Facts disclose that the present petition is accompanied by a settlement already arrived voluntarily between the parties along with 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 20/03/2026 at 12:59:12 7. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.18/2018 dated 26.03.2018 registered at PS: Crime (Women) Cell, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 8. Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J MARCH 18, 2026/Ab 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 20/03/2026 at 12:59:12