$~85 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010381992026 + CRL.M.C. 6031/2026 SURAJ KUMAR CHAUDHARY AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Md. Hakim Khan and Mr. Manoj Goswami, Advs. versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP with ASI Shiv Dutt and SI Yogesh Kumar CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 18.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 25212/2026 (seeking exemption) 2. Allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 6031/2026 3. By way of the present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Cr.P.C.’) read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 0267/2021, registered at Police Station Kotla Mubarak Pur, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 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 11:57:28 4. Issue Notice. Learned APP for the state 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 between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 was solemnized on 30.03.2017 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately with effect from 18.02.2020. Thereafter, Respondent No.2 lodged the present FIR against the Petitioners. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably resolved their disputes and the settlement was recorded before the learned JMFC (Mahila Court)-01, Saket Courts, New Delhi, on 03.05.2025. Pursuant to the settlement, the marriage between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 also stands dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 31.10.2025 passed by the Family Court-02, South- East District, Saket Courts, New Delhi. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the parties agreed to settle all their disputes for a total sum of Rs.6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs only). He further submits that the balance amount of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs only) has been handed over to Respondent No.2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 00941. With the said payment, the entire settled amount stands paid to Respondent No.2 and the terms and conditions of the settlement stand fully complied with. 8. 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 19/08/2026 at 11:57:28 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. 0267/2021, registered at Police Station Kotla Mubarak Pur, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the 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. Copy of the order be communicated to the concerned learned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 18, 2026/JYH/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 19/08/2026 at 11:57:28