$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1709/2026 SHRI BHANUJ BATRA AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Krishna Mohan, Advocate. versus THE STATE (N.C.T. OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP with WSI Rubi, Police Station - Tilak Nagar. Mr. Pravin Kumar Taank, Adv. Complainant-in-person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 03.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 6962/2026 (seeking exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 1709/2026 & CRL.M.A. 6961/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 193/2021, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 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 06/07/2026 at 10:25:52 4. Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice. 5. The Petitioners and Respondent No.2 are present before this Court and have been identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 6. Briefly stated, the marriage between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 was solemnized on 26.06.2020 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. Owing to matrimonial disputes, the parties started residing separately with effect from 14.08.2020. Pursuant to a complaint lodged by Respondent No.2, the present FIR came to be registered against the Petitioners. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, on 03.04.2025, and entered into a settlement. The marriage between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 has also been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 06.01.2026 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court-01, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. 7. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the first two installments of the settled amount of Rs.17,10,000/- have already been paid to Respondent No.2. He further submits that the third and final installment of Rs.5,00,000/- has been handed over to Respondent No.2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 825272. It is further submitted that, with the said payment, the terms and conditions of the settlement stand fully complied with and nothing further remains to be paid by either party under the settlement. 8. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No.2, who has been duly identified by the IO, categorically states that she has entered into the settlement out of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that the entire settled amount has been received 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 06/07/2026 at 10:25:52 by her and that she has no surviving claim whatsoever against the Petitioners. She has no objection if the present FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 9. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes, the marriage already stands dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, the entire settlement amount has been paid, and Respondent No.2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR, no useful purpose would be served in continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only perpetuate unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 193/2021, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed. 11. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 3, 2026/JYH/m 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 06/07/2026 at 10:25:52