$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2166/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21666/2026 SANJEEEV MEHTA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sachin and Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V Khatri, ASC SI Vijay Pal Singh, P.S. C.W.C Nanak Pura. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 24.07.2026 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’), read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 37/2013, registered at CAW Cell Nanakpura, Delhi, under Sections 498A, 406 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. Issue notice. The learned ASC accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. The Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and 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 28.02.2008 at Ambala, Haryana, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. One male child was born from wedlock on 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 15:47:01 28.03.2011. Owing to matrimonial discord, the parties began residing separately with effect from 12.10.2011, and Respondent No. 2 thereafter lodged the present FIR against the Petitioners on 11.03.2013. 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 Delhi Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi, and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 06.06.2025. Pursuant to the settlement, the marriage between the parties was dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, the second-motion statements having been recorded and the decree granted on 07.01.2026. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the total settled amount is Rs. 15,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Lakhs only), of which a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) — Rs. 5,00,000/- paid at the time of the first motion and Rs.5,00,000/- at the time of the second motion — has already been paid to Respondent No. 2. He submits that the balance amount of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs only) has been handed over to Respondent No. 2 today in Court by way of online mode (RTGS), Transaction ID ICICR12026072411897327. 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. 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 15:47:01 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. 37/2013, registered at CAW Cell Nanakpura, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is 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/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 30/07/2026 at 15:47:01