$~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DEL/HI + CRL.M.C. 5160/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21688/2026 ROHIT VERMA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rajpal Khatana and Mr. Sunder Singh, Advs. versus THE STATE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP SI S.Kumar, PS Okhla Indl. Area Mr. Hemant Singh and Mr. Aman Bidhuri, for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 24.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 21666/2026 2. Allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. W.P.(CRL) 2166/2026 3. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) , the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 0559/2024, registered at Police Station Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/34 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. 4. The Petitioners and Respondent No.2 are present before this Court and 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 30/07/2026 at 14:38:24 have been identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 5. Briefly stated, the marriage between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 was solemnized on 08.12.2019 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately since March, 2023. No child has been born out of the said wedlock. Thereafter, Respondent No.2 lodged the present FIR against the Petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 21.04.2025. Pursuant to the settlement, a decree of divorce by mutual consent was granted on 18.08.2025 by the learned Judge, Family Court, South-East District, Saket Courts, New Delhi. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the total settled amount is Rs.28,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Eight Lakhs only). He submits that an amount of Rs.4,00,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs only), being the final instalment towards the settled amount, has been handed over to respondent no.2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 446236. 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. 7. 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 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 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 30/07/2026 at 14:38:24 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. 0559/2024, registered at Police Station Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/34 of 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 24, 2026/prg/Av 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 30/07/2026 at 14:38:24