$~90 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5011/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21029/2026 SONU .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Gita Dhingra, Adv. Petitioner in person. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP SI Vikram, PS Delhi Cantt. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 20.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 298/2020, registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt., Delhi under Sections 376, 354, 354(B), 323, 506, 109, 509 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. The Petitioner and Respondent No.2 are present before this Court and have been identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 4. Briefly stated, the marriage between the petitioner’s real brother, Vijender Kaim @ Gaurav, and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 14.02.2015 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Out of the said wedlock, a son, was born on 25.04.2016, who is in the care and custody of the 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 24/07/2026 at 12:03:21 petitioner’s real brother. Owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the petitioner’s real brother and Respondent No. 2 started residing separately from May, 2020. Thereafter, Respondent No. 2 lodged the present FIR against the petitioner and his family members. During the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of family members and other respectable persons, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes before the Samadhan (Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre), Delhi High Court, New Delhi, and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 13.01.2026. Pursuant to the settlement, a decree of divorce by mutual consent was granted on 18.04.2026 by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in terms of the Settlement Agreement, the petitioner’s real brother had agreed to pay a total settled amount of Rs. 6,50,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs Fifty Thousand only) to Respondent No. 2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims. He submits that Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs only) had already been paid to Respondent No. 2 and that the balance amount of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) has been paid to Respondent No. 2 today in the connected proceedings arising out of FIR No. 43/2021, Police Station Ghazipur, by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 508092. It is further submitted that, with the said payment, the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement stand fully complied with and nothing further remains payable by either party thereunder. 6. Learned APP for the State opposes the present petition. 7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically states that she has entered 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 24/07/2026 at 12:03:21 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 by her and that she has no surviving claim whatsoever against the petitioner or his family members. She has no objection if the present FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8. 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. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 298/2020, registered at Police Station Delhi Cantt., Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 354, 354(B), 323, 506, 109, 509 and 34 of the IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed. 10. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 20, 2026/ys/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 24/07/2026 at 12:03:21