$~75 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010372282026 + CRL.M.C. 5893/2026 & CRL.M.A. 24600/2026 MANGAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prashant Gautam, Adv. Petitioner-in-person. versus THE STATE AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State. Mr. Rohit Singh, Mr. Sujit Kumar, Mr. Abhishek Gupta and Ms. Bhumi Baucha, Advs. Respondent no.2-in-person. SI Sachin, PS Bindapur. W/SI Usha Rani, CAW Cell, Dwarka. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 13.08.2026 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’), the Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 661/2018, registered at Police Station Bindapur, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Section 498A 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 for the State accepts notice on behalf of 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 17/08/2026 at 11:22:57 State. 4. The Petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned as well as by their respective learned counsel. 5. Briefly stated, the marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 24.03.2010 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Out of the said wedlock, two children, namely Varun (son) and Riya (daughter), were born. Owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately with effect from 30.08.2017. Thereafter, Respondent No. 2 lodged the present FIR against the Petitioner. During the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of family members, relatives and friends, the parties amicably resolved their disputes before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, vide Settlement dated 16.03.2024. Pursuant to the settlement, a decree of divorce by mutual consent was granted on 31.05.2025 by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Central, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that, in terms of the Settlement dated 16.03.2024, the parties agreed to settle all their disputes for a total sum of Rs. 3,00,000/-. Out of the said amount, Rs. 2,00,000/- has already been paid to Respondent No.2. The balance amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) has been handed over by the Petitioner to Respondent No. 2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft No. 515231. With the said payment, nothing further remains to be paid 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 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 17/08/2026 at 11:22:57 influence. She further states that the entire settled amount has been received by her and that she has no surviving claim whatsoever against the Petitioner. 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 by continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only perpetuate unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is no legal impediment in quashing the present FIR. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 661/2018, registered at Police Station Bindapur, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the 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. A copy of the order be communicated to the concerned learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 13, 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 17/08/2026 at 11:22:57