$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4657/2026 PAWAN ARORA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv. versus THE STATE OF GNCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Ms. Upasana Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advs. Mr. Aditya Oberoi, Adv. for R-2 SI- Shweta, PS: Tilak Nagar CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 08.07.2026 CRL.M.A. 19399/2026 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The present application is disposed of. CRL.M.A. 19400/2026 (Delay 20 days in re-filing) 3. By virtue of the present application, the petitioner seeks condonation of delay of 20 days in re-filing the present quashing petition. 4. For the reasons stated therein, the present application is allowed and the delay of 20 days in re-filing the present quashing petition is condoned. 5. The present application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 4657/2026 6. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya 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 10/07/2026 at 11:25:36 Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.676/2020 dated 24.09.2020 registered at PS.: Tilak Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement dated 27.10.2025 before the Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi (Annexure B), whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 7. Issue notice. 8. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 9. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Mediation Settlement dated 27.10.2025. She submits that in compliance thereof, out of total settlement amount of Rs.10,00,000/-, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her the settlement amount of Rs.7,00,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.453992 dated 14.05.2026 (Canara Bank) of Rs.3,00,000/- has been handed over to her today as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. She 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, 1955 vide Decree dated 15.01.2026, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 10. 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. 11. Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily 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 10/07/2026 at 11:25:36 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 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. 12. Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.676/2020 dated 24.09.2020 registered at PS.: Tilak Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 13. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 8, 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 10/07/2026 at 11:25:36