$~86 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2208/2026 HARMINDER SINGH & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Goswami, Mr. Basant Kumar Gautam, Mr. Hrithik Rana, Advs. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anand V Khatri, ASC (Crl.) SI Varsha PS Mahendra Park. Mr. Ramesh Chander, Mr. Nitin Malhotra, Mr. Sumit Bajaj, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 27.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 22057/2026 (exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. W.P.(CRL) 2208/2026 3. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 1031/2023, registered at Police Station Mahendra Park, 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 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 01/08/2026 at 11:39:03 the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 4. Issue notice. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. The Petitioners and Respondent No.2 are present before this Court and have been identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 6. Briefly stated, the marriage of the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 was solemnized on 24.06.2022 as per Sikh/Hindu Rites and Ceremonies at Delhi. No child was born out of the wedlock. Owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately. Thereafter, Respondent No.2 lodged the present FIR against the Petitioners. During the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of family members and other respectable persons, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) dated 19.03.2026 entered into between them. Pursuant to the settlement, a decree of divorce by mutual consent was granted on 25.05.2026 by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, North District, Rohini Courts, New Delhi. 7. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the total settled amount is Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only), out of which an amount of Rs.7,50,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs Fifty Thousand only) has already been paid to Respondent No.2. He further submits that the balance amount of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand only) has been handed over to Respondent No.2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No.367868. 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. 8. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No.2, who has been duly 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 01/08/2026 at 11:39:03 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 therefrom, are quashed. 9. 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. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 1031/2023, registered at Police Station Mahendra Park, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed. 11. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 27, 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 01/08/2026 at 11:39:03