$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4870/2026 SH NAVEEN KUMAR ALIAS NAVIN KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Devendra Kumar, Adv. Petitioners-in-person. versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for State. SI Krishan Varma, PS Inderpuri, Delhi. Respondent no.2-in-person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 23.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CrPC’) read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 73/2021, registered at Police Station Inderpuri, 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. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 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 14:33:46 have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 5. Briefly stated, the marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 03.03.2019 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. The marriage was duly consummated, however, no child was born from the said wedlock. Owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the parties began residing separately with effect from 14.01.2020. Respondent No. 2 thereafter lodged the present FIR against the Petitioners on 05.04.2021. During the pendency of proceedings initiated by Respondent No. 2 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the matter was referred to mediation, where the parties amicably resolved all their disputes and arrived at a settlement, recorded vide Mediation order dated 23.09.2024. Pursuant to the settlement, the marriage was dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, granted by the learned Principal Judge, Family Courts, Rohini, vide order dated 11.09.2025. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the total settled amount is Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs only), payable in instalments. He submits that a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- has already been paid to Respondent No. 2, and the balance amount of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) has been handed over to Respondent No. 2 today in Court by way of DD No. 000245. 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 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 14:33:46 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 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. 73/2021, registered at Police Station Inderpuri, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 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 23, 2026/b/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 14:33:46