$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2159/2026, CRL.M.A. 21623/2026 ASHISH KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Girish Khanna, Adv. (through VC) with petitioners in person versus STATE NCT AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anmol Sinha, ASC for State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Mrs. Chavi Lazarus and Mr. Manan Wadhwa, Advs. alongwith ASI Rinku Singh, SI Bhawna R-2 present in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 24.07.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.418/2024 dated 02.10.2024 registered at PS: Mansarovar Park under Sections 498A/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Mediation Settlement dated 21.01.2026 (Annexure P-2) arrived at before the learned Judge, Family Court, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi whereby the petitioner and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 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 28/07/2026 at 11:46:29 3. Learned ASC accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 5. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioners as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Mediation Settlement dated 21.01.2026, wherein it is recorded that out of total settlement amount of Rs.18,50,000/, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her an amount of Rs.13,50,000/- and the remaining sum of Rs.5,00,000/- has been paid to her by way of a Demand Draft being DD No.487075 dated 16.05.2026 drawn on Punjab National Bank as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. They submit that the marriage inter se the respondent no.2 and petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide, and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that she does not wish to continue the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners. 6. The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the IO. 7. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 is the basis of filing the present petition, which is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, the present is a fit case for quashing the aforesaid FIR. Accordingly, as also following the law laid down by the Hon’ble 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 28/07/2026 at 11:46:29 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, and also since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the present FIR will be an exercise in futility. 8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.418/2024 dated 02.10.2024 registered at PS: Mansarovar Park under Sections 498A/323/34 of IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 9. Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JULY 24, 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 28/07/2026 at 11:46:29