$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010380272026 + CRL.M.C. 6012/2026, CRL.M.A. 25080/2026 SIDDHARTHA MOHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gaurav Goel, Adv. versus THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with Mr. Aditaya Vikram Singh, Adv. Mr. Shubham Gupta, Mr. S.C. Sagar, Mr. Shishu Pal Sharma, Ms. Swati, Mr. Naeem Ahmed and Ms. Wajiha Noor, Advs. alongwith R-2 in person SI- Sunil Yadav, PS: Ambedkar Nagar CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 17.08.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR No.345/2024 dated 30.06.2024 registered at PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/506/406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement dated 01.04.2026 arrived at before the JMFC-03, Mahila Court, South District, whereby the petitioner and the respondent no.2 have mutually 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 19/08/2026 at 12:00:09 resolved their disputes. 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 5. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioner as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Settlement dated 01.04.2026, whereby the petitioner has already paid the total settlement amount of Rs.33,00,000/, to her as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. They submit that the marriage inter se the respondent no.2 and petitioner has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Deed of pronouncement of Divorce dated 29.05.2026, and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that she does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner. 6. The petitioner and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer. 7. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner and the respondent no.2 is the basis of filing the present petition, which is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, the present is a fit case for quashing the aforesaid FIR. 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 19/08/2026 at 12:00:09 Accordingly, following the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr.: (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr.: (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr.: (2014) 6 SCC 466, and also since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the present FIR will be an exercise in futility. 8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.345/2024 dated 30.06.2024 registered at PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/506/406 of IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 9. Accordingly, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J AUGUST 17, 2026/Ab 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 19/08/2026 at 12:00:09